READING FC star Tom Ince could leave the club this summer due to a shockingly low relegation release clause in his contract.
According to John Cross of the Mirror, Ince is reportedly attracting interest from plenty of clubs due to a £50,000 clause which can be activated after the Royals relegation to League One.
The 31-year-old joined the Royals in January 2022 originally on a loan swap deal from Stoke City as Liam Moore went to the Potters.
Ince was then joined at the club by his father, Paul Ince, who was appointed as first-team manager in February to replace Veljko Paunovic.
Tom Ince then joined on a permanent basis last summer on a three-year contract and enjoyed a strong personal campaign despite Reading’s 22nd place finish.
His dad was sacked as manager with five games to go as Tom Ince missed the crucial conclusion to the season as Reading were condemned to the drop and will now play in the third tier of English football for the first time since 2001/02.
The midfielder played a pivotal role in helping Reading to a fantastic first half of the season and was named as the club’s player of the season, scoring nine goals and claiming four assists.
Reading are yet to appoint Paul Ince’s full-time replacement after Noel Hunt took interim charge until the end of the 2022/23 and are currently in the process of looking for a new manage to rebuild in League One.
After two consecutive years of being under a transfer embargo, restrictions are set to be eased on the club for the coming summer transfer window as they look to plot a return to the Championship.
