Barrett leaves Reading for Bristol Rovers

Reading midfielder Josh Barrett has joined Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee.Barrett, 21, has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Sky Bet League One club.Rovers manager Ben Garner told the clubs official website:Hes a player that has been in and around the first-team environment at Reading for a while and hes naturally looking to kick-start the next step of his career.We feel Bristol Rovers is the perfect club to allow him to demonstrate his best attributes.Barrett progressed through Readings academy and made 15 first-team appearances in all competitions following his debut towards the end of the 2015/16 season.He has had loan spells at Coventry and Aldershot and is a Republic of Ireland Under-23 international.Meanwhile, Everton have recalled Joao Virginia from his loan spell with Reading.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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