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Former Super Eagles of Nigeria forward, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, has signed for Championship side Reading until the end of the season.

The former Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton and Blackburn forward will take squad number 20 after putting pen to paper for an undisclosed fee.

Manager Steve Clarke is happy to have captured the experienced front man.

“An experienced goalscorer, Yakubu brings a fantastic scoring record to this club and his addition will complement the strikers we’ve already got at Reading and help us to improve as a team in latter stages of the season,” he said.

“I know all about him as a player and I have heard very good reports about him as a personality in the dressing room. He is no-risk signing for us and I look forward to him scoring goals for Reading Football Club.”

The 32-year-old former Nigerian international stands behind only Didier Drogba in the list of all-time highest African goal scorers in Barclays Premier League history, level with Emmanuel Adebayor, on 96 top flight goals.

He has represented Nigeria in no fewer than four Africa Cup of Nations competitions, the Olympics in 2000 as well the 2010 World Cup.

Yakubu could make his Reading debut in this Saturday’s clash with Wolves at the Molineux stadium.