Kelly completes Reading switch

Reading have confirmed the signing of full-back Stephen Kelly from Fulham on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.



Kelly, 29, lost his regular starting place in the Fulham side to Sascha Riether this season. A Republic of Ireland international, Kelly has been at Fulham since 2009 and has made 71 appearances in all competitions for the club.



The defender has signed a two-and-a-half year contract with the Royals but will not be eligible to face West Bromwich Albion this weekend.



Reading boss Brian McDermott told the club's official website: "I'm delighted to have Stephen here. He has played a lot of games in the Premier League and more than 30 times for his country.



"He's the kind of player I've been talking about - someone with great experience, but at 29 still very young in football terms and at a really good stage in his career.



"I know he's going to fit into the dressing room here really well. He's up for the fight, up for the battle, he's hungry, he wants to do well and I know he'll be successful for us.''

Fulham sign Chris David from FC Twente

Fulham manager Martin Jol has confirmed the signing of FC Twente striker Chris David.



The cottagers missed out on the 19-year-old in the summer after running out of time to complete the move for the young Dutchman despite agreeing a fee with the Eredivisie side.



David's oppertunities at FC Twente have been rare since he refused to sign a new contract at the club which paved the way for a move to Craven Cottage.

Ruiz out until New Year

Fulham's Bryan Ruiz faces at least four more weeks on the sidelines after suffering a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury.



The 27-year-old has been missing since the 3-1 defeat to Sunderland three weeks ago and was expected to return against Newcastle.



However, Fulham manager Martin Jol has confirmed Ruiz will miss Monday's match and will be out until the New Year after suffering a setback.



"He came back on Monday then he had a setback and he will be out for at least four weeks," Jol said.



"It is the same injury. He was in the final stage of his rehabilitation and he aggravated his hamstring muscle again.



"He has had intensive screening and that highlighted some problems."



Jol has voiced his frustration in the past at the number of injuries Ruiz has picked up, especially when he has travelled back to his native Costa Rica for international duty.



The Dutchman, though, insists the hamstring complaint has nothing to do with that.



"He had this hamstring injury before, now we've found out it is a structural thing," Jol said.



"We had a second opinion and hopefully we found a solution now, but he needs treatment and he will be out for the next four weeks.



"Maybe before he went back to his country and then he came back with a different injury, but as it is now it is the same injury all the time. The same area.



"Hopefully we have found a solution. We sent him to Germany with our people and Doctor [Hans-Wilhelm] Muller-Wohlfahrt is a specialist I know from my time there.



"Hopefully he will be fine in four weeks now but of course it is a big disappointment.



"As you know, Bryan was a vital player for us and every time he played, like against Arsenal, Southampton and Wigan, he was quite important, but we've got other players. Good luck to him and he will be back after Christmas."

No regrets for Kacaniklic

Highly rated midfielder Alex Kacaniklic believes he made the right choice leaving Liverpool for Fulham.



The Sweden international will face his former manager Roy Hodgson, who sold him to Craven Cottage in August 2010, when his country host England on Wednesday.



But the 21-year-old, who has made a bright start to the English Premier League season, insists he is not out for revenge.



"I didn't speak to Roy Hodgson that much at Liverpool. I was only there for a month or two when he was manager," Kacaniklic told reporters.



"It was my decision to leave and go to Fulham and he let me go. It was up to me if I wanted to go.



"I had to move to develop my career. It has gone very well at Fulham and it feels like I made the right move and it was a good decision.



"I am not out for revenge. Like I said, it was my decision and Roy is a good coach. He's done a lot of good things in football and is well respected throughout the game."



Kacaniklic is also looking forward to the prospect of meeting Steven Gerrard again.



"When I was young I trained with the first-team squad at Liverpool, with people like Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard," he said.



"Steven was a great help, passing on good advice about things like passing. He is one of the players I look up to. It will be nice to meet him again and to get to 100 caps (as he is set to do on Wednesday) is a fantastic achievement."



The ex-Helsingborg youngster is delighted to have been a part of two recent impressive comebacks – a member of the Sweden side who came from 4-0 down to draw 4-4 against Germany in October and, on Saturday, a scorer in Fulham's 3-3 draw at Arsenal.



"Everything is going well for me at the moment and it was a fantastic feeling to score against Arsenal," Kacaniklic said.



"That was one of my biggest games so far – although I played in the 4-4 draw with Germany last month after we had trailed 4-0, which was also a pretty big game. I can't really explain what happened.



"The last few months have been a bit of a whirlwind but I am enjoying myself at the moment."

Fulham eye defender deal

Fulham are keen to tie defender Brede Hangeland down to a new deal before the January transfer window opens.



The Norwegian defender is out of contract at the end of the season and Fulham are eager to resolve the player's future.



Hangeland will be free to sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club in January if he does not agree new terms at Craven Cottage and Fulham are keen to prevent the 31-year-old from leaving as a free agent at the end of the campaign.



If the west Londoners fail to convince Hangeland to sign a new deal prior to the January transfer window it has been reported they will seek to sell the centre-half, rather than allow him to leave on a free transfer.



Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been credited with an interest in the past but it remains to be seen if the Old Trafford side will step up their interest in the new year.