Friday 10 February 2017 16:43, UK
Yann Kermorgant has signed a new 18-month contract at Sky Bet Championship side Reading.
The 35-year-old's previous deal was set to expire at the end of the season, but he will now remain at the Madejski Stadium until the summer of 2018 after penning fresh terms.
Kermorgant, previously of Bournemouth, Charlton Athletic and Leicester City, has scored eight goals this campaign helping Reading make a push for promotion to the Premier League.
Reading manager Jaap Stam said: "Yann has been very important for us throughout the season, with his experience and the quality that he has.
"He has made a big impact for us in the first half of the season and it is important for us as a team and a club to keep players with those qualities within the group.
"If you look at the team and how we are performing, Yann is a big part of that. He is enjoying himself - he has been scoring goals and he is important for the team in other ways as well.
"If you have players of that calibre in your squad, it is a good thing to sign them onto a new deal - players like Yann aren't easy to replace. So I'm very happy that he has signed a new deal."
Reading sit third in the Championship, just five points off the automatic promotion spots.
