Reading have signed former Aston Villa goalkeeper Orjan Nyland ahead of this weekend's meeting with Nottingham Forest.
The 31-year-old had been a free agent since mutually terminating a contract with Bournemouth on transfer deadline day, though the Norway international continued to train with the club while recovering from a calf injury.
The Royals have announced that the 'keeper has signed a short-term deal until the end of the current campaign to provide competition for Luke Southwood following the injuries to Arsenal loanee Karl Hein and Iceland international Jokull Andresson in that position.
