De La Cruz signs for Reading

The Ecuadorian defender played every minute of his country's World Cup campaign in Germany. He joins Reading on a free transfer.

I was quite surprised when Ulises was still available," said Steve Coppell.

"And he is a player who has played at this level and can compete at this level. We have a long gap between now and the Man City game so that's an opportunity for him to settle down and get his bearings."