Blues academy graduate could help solve a looming centre-back shortage at Craven Cottage
Reading defender Matty Carson has joined League Two Grimsby Town after his contract in Berkshire was not renewed. The 21-year-old moved to the SCL Stadium last summer and was a regular for Noel Hunt's Under-21s, but made a name for himself as an attacking full-back in the first-team set-up. Making 11 appearances for Ruben Selles' squad in League One and cup fixtures, the defender scored a stunning free-kick in his final outing as a Royal in the dramatic PL2 play-off semi-final defeat to Sunderla
Leicester City are in advanced talks with the former Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper with a view to an appointment this week.