Chelsea fullback Ryan Bertrand is delighted with his loan move to Reading.

He told the Reading Chronicle: "When a club the size of Reading comes and shows some interest a move was the first thing on my mind.

"As a young English left back, to get out and play is one thing, but to come and do it here at a club which will be up there pushing for promotion to the Premiership...it was a no-brainer.

"And with Brendan being here, knowing the ways he works and the way he is striving to get to the top and make the best of the club, it's an added bonus.

"I've spent time with Brendan back at Chelsea and I know the philosophies he works under are second to none. So I was really happy to come here."