 Lita and Shorey have been keen to Reading's recent success |
Reading are optimistic Nicky Shorey and Leroy Lita will sign new contracts. England international defender Shorey, 26, has been linked with West Ham and Newcastle.
Lita, 22, who scored three goals for England in the recent Under-21 European Championships, is reportedly interesting Sunderland and Portsmouth.
"I've held talks with both players' representatives," Reading director of football Nicky Hammond told the club website. "They were very positive."
The �6m-rated left-back Shorey has two years left on his contract, while the �5m-rated striker Lita has just 12 months to go on his current deal.
Hammond added: "We're keen to take things forward and the
discussions will continue in the not too distant future."
The Reading director of football went on to reveal the club had been unable to persuade a couple of transfer targets to join the Royals, despite their impressive form in the Premier League last season.
"We've missed out on a couple of players that we'd have liked this
summer," Hammond told the Reading Evening Post.
"They possibly didn't see Reading as the best possible option they had and
we've just got to accept those decisions.
"If we look at what's most important to us, trying to keep our best players
is of course top of that list."
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