Joseph Akpala has returned to Bremen after trialling with Championship outfit Reading for about a week.
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According to a press release by The Royals, the club will make a decision on whether the 26 - year - old attacker will be offered a contract before the close of the summer transfer market on September 2nd.
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'' We've had an opportunity to take a good look at him this week, he's an international football player who played in the Bundesliga.
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He's got a scoring pedigree in Belgium before that, it hasn't worked out as well as it could have in Germany at this moment in time, and like I say he's a player we've had an opportunity to take a look at,'' manager Nigel Adkins told readingfc.co.uk.
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Joseph Akpala , 27 today, is not in the plans of manager Robin Dutt this season, and he trained with the Werder Bremen reserve team on Saturday morning at Weserstadion.
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He still has a contract with The Green - Whites until the summer of 2016.