Former Reading FC academy graduate Jake Cooper has expressed his sadness to see the current state of the club.
The 29-year defender, born in Bracknell, joined Reaidng’s academy in 2009 before making his first-team debut in the 2014/15 campaign.
He went on to make a total of 54 appearances for the Royals and scored four goals before he made a permanent switch to Millwall in 2017 having initially impressed on loan.
The 6’6 centre-back has now played a total of 372 for the Lions and has scored 24 goals in his eight year spell at the club.
However, he still has ties to Reading. He said: “It’s really sad to see what’s going on with the club.
“My nephew is in the academy there and it has been a tough watch over the last year or so.
“We’re hopeful that there’s a buyer from what I’m reading and hopefully the club can get some stability and start moving back towards the big club that it is.
“Hopefully they can swiftly move onto a new owner and get this time at the club swept under the carpet as quickly as possible.”
