Reading defender Andre Bikey is set for a move to Premier League Burnley, the fee is believed to be close to the £3million mark. Reading don’t want to sell their Cameroonian defender, but Bikey has a £3million release clause in his contract and has let it be known that he wishes to move elsewhere to help his chances of making his national teams squad for next year’s World Cup.
The 24 year-old is yet to appear for the Royals this season, as he’s been serving a three match ban after picking up a red card against Burnley in the Championship play-off semi-final last season. He is now available for selection, but it looks like hes played his last game for the Royals.
Reading manager Brendan Rodgers told the Reading Post: “He has many competitors in the Cameroon squad, who he may feel will be in front of him unless he’s playing at the highest level.
“This is a World Cup year, those in the international reckoning will feel that they have to be playing at the very highest level to have a chance to go to a World Cup.”
Burnley boss Owen Coyle is keen to strengthen his defence with a tough and powerful centre-back and believes the former Lokomotiv Moscow star is the right man to shore up his shaky backline. The Scot is currently without influential defender Stephen Caldwell, who picked up an injury while on international duty with Scotland on Wednesday night.
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