Leyton Orient boss Martin ling has been given a cash boost after Nicky Shorey moved from Reading to Aston Villa.

Orient stand to receive 15% of the transfer fee due to a sell-on-clause agreed when defender Shorey moved to Reading from Brisbane Road in 2001.

"I'm not sure what the fee is but �3.5m was the rumour. It gives us a windfall of �500,000," Ling told BBC London.

"We aren't millionaires overnight but the financial constraints have been released a bit."

Ling has been looking to sign a left sided player all summer and can now look for a higher quality player.

"Some of the money will be pushed back into the budget - especially for getting a better quality left winger as well as adding some money for the January market for when it comes about," he added.

"It's a half-a-million-pound fee for another player this football club developed, which is good for our youth system."

Leyton Orient also sold defender Gabriel Zakuani to Premier League side Fulham in 2006 for �1m.