Sheffield United have signed Reading midfielder James Harper on a season-long loan deal, while Brian Howard heads to the Madejski Stadium.
The last-minute deal was officially ratified by the Football League on Wednesday morning.
"My face didn't fit down there, so I wasn't playing ," the 28-year-old Harper told BBC Radio Sheffield.
"I'm coming to a good club and they want me here, which is very important. I just can't wait to crack on."
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Harper has made over 300 appearance for the Royals after beginning his career in the Arsenal academy.
He will also wear the number 15 shirt at Bramall Lane.
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