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Reading<\/a><\/abbr> have taken former defender Ibrahima Sonko on trial with a view to re-signing him.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old Senegal international made 136 appearances for the Royals between 2004 and 2008 before joining Stoke who released him this summer.<\/p>\n

Royals boss Brian McDermott told the club\u2019s official website<\/em>: \u201cI\u2019ve spoken to Ibrahima and he\u2019s very keen to train with us so we will see where it leads us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sonko, who spent last season on loan at Portsmouth<\/a><\/abbr>, will face Northampton in Saturday\u2019s friendly, while McDermott is hoping to sign another centre-back.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWe\u2019re also working hard to conclude another deal that has been our focus for some time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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