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The Royals have paid "substantial" compensation to Rodgers' former club Watford after handing the 36-year-old a three-year deal at the Madejski Stadium.

Rodgers takes over from Steve Coppell, who quit the Coca-Cola Championship outfit at the end of the season.

Reading chairman Sir John Madejski believes Rodgers' track record of developing young players will ensure he is successful during his second stint with the Royals.

Rodgers spent nine years working at the club's academy before leaving to join Chelsea in 2004 where he nurtured the likes of Michael Mancienne.

He quickly promoted some of Watford's youth players into the first team on taking charge last November and could now do the same with Reading's crop of promising talent.

Madejski said: "Brendan is the perfect fit for Reading Football Club.

"He was the outstanding candidate in a very strong field of applicants. He knows the club extremely well, he has worked at the highest level and has every attribute we were looking for in a new manager.

"He started his career here, we have always got on well and had a mutual respect for one another. He furthered his footballing education at Chelsea, one of the biggest clubs in the land, and now he brings that wealth of knowledge back to Reading.

"Brendan is a bright young man with exciting ideas. His managerial credentials, vision for the future and years of experience with our club put him above all others we considered for the job."