Reading FC goalkeeper Luke Southwood is "free to find a new club" according to reports.

The Northern Ireland international keeper rose through the Royals Academy and was first-choice for a number of months last season, making 26 appearances for the first team.

In total the 24-year-old has played 30 times for the club since making his debut in 2020.

However he played just once under Paul Ince, with Orjan Nyland signed on a short-term deal until the end of the 2021/22 campaign only to be released this summer.

He is one of just nine players in contract ahead of the 2022/23 campaign, but according to Football Insider he has been told that he "can move on for the right price" despite being the only senior shot stopper on the books as his contract runs to 2023.

Journalist Pete O'Rourke suggested that a "host of clubs" are on alert after the news.

An England youth international, Southwood has made one appearances for Northern Ireland in March 2022.