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Paul Clement and Steve Cotterill contenders for Reading job

By Sky Sports News

Wednesday 21 March 2018 14:15, UK

Paul Clement is being considered by Reading as a potential replacement for Jaap Stam, who left the club on Wednesday
Image: Paul Clement is being considered by Reading as a potential replacement for Jaap Stam, who left the club on Wednesday

Paul Clement and Steve Cotterill are two of the names being considered by Reading to replace Jaap Stam as manager, Sky Sports News understands.

Marcel Keizer, the former Ajax manager who left the Dutch side in December, is also being considered following Stam's departure on Wednesday.

Clement's cause is understood to be helped by the fact that Reading chief executive Ron Gourlay is a fan of the 46-year-old, having worked with him at Chelsea.

Steve Cotterill was in charge of Reading's relegation rivals Birmingham until he was sacked earlier this month
Image: Steve Cotterill was in charge of Reading's relegation rivals Birmingham until he was sacked earlier this month

Stam left Reading with the club in 20th place in the Championship and just three points above the relegation zone.

The Dutchman led the Royals to the play-off final last season, and they only missed out on a place in the Premier League after a penalty shoot-out defeat to Huddersfield.

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All three managers are currently out of work - Keizer is yet to find a new club since leaving Ajax, while Clement and Cotterill are still unemployed following spells at Swansea and Birmingham respectively.

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