Reading legend Graeme Murty is to become Sunderland Under-21 manager, according to Training Ground Guru.

The iconic captain of the 2005/06 Championship winning side has been out of a job since leaving Scottish giants Rangers in November- a club where he had spells in charge of both the youth sides and first team.

He replaces Michael Proctor in the North-East, who was appointed first-team coach in the summer.

Heading back to his roots, the 47-year-old is as North-East native and spent time in Middlesbrough's youth system.

Making his name with York City, the Royals splashed £700,000 on the full-back in 1998 and he stayed for the next 11 years, playing almost 350 times.

Back in Berkshire as recently as six months ago, Murty was a part of the legends match between Steve Coppell and Brian McDermott's title-winning teams.

Off the field, he has had stints working with Southampton and Norwich City before joining Gers in 2016.

Speaking to the Reading Chronicle last season, the fan favourite explained what was next for Graeme Murty.

"You’re a servant of the group. You’re there to serve the players needs. Three or four hours after training you’ll still be going through player clips with them, talking through an issue in their personal life, because its inhibiting their performance or inhibiting their development. I learnt from everyone that if you’re free with your time that should come and pay dividends further down the line. I love the interaction of helping people understand themselves better.

"I’ve got a broad skillset; I’ve got an appreciation of all elements of football. Whatever I do next, I want to do really well at."