Paul Ince has confirmed that Reading FC midfielder Ovie Ejaira missed out on the mid-season trip to Tenerife due to ‘disciplinary reasons’.
The Royals went on a warm weather training camp during the World Cup break, but the squad did not involve Ejaria.
“We’re all in it together, we all have to be part of it,” said Ince.
“We’re all fighting our balls off to try and keep this team in the league. If you’re not part of it, then there’s a problem.
“Ovie’s a great kid, he trains well all the time but discipline wise you can’t do that.
“Our team is all about discipline, respect. If you don’t do that, you won’t go to Tenerife.”
Despite missing out on the training camp, Ince confirmed that Ejaria is now back training with the squad but will not feature in Reading’s game against Coventry City on Saturday.
Ince continued:” He’s now back training and he’s got to learn from those mistakes.
“When I came into the club the discipline was terrible, players were doing what they wanted. You can’t do that. Having discipline for any manager and any club is so, so important.
“When there’s a lack of discipline, it has to be dealt with and that’s what we;ve done and he will learn from it and move forward.
“He’s a really good player and we need to get him back playing like we know he can.”
The 25-year-old joined Reading permanently in 2020 after impressing on two separate loan spells in Berkshire from Liverpool.
He played a pivotal role in the 2020/21 season where he played 38 league games, but has struggled for consistent game time since having only made 14 league appearances last campaign.
Ejaria has made five stars in the Championship this season and has registered one assist.
