He told BBC Berkshire: "We're trying to do something with Stoke and with Andy. He knows my feelings about that.
"We've seen at Reading what a good passer he is and the way he conducts himself with the younger players - they gravitate towards him."
McDermott added: "When we took him there were a few people who weren't sure about him because he hadn't played many games over a period of time.
"But I remember watching him in two reserve games for Stoke and it shone out to me what a great attitude he had and what a good player he was."
Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport