Reading's new manager Jaap Stam has opened up about his reasons for joining the Championship outfit.

The former Manchester United defender, who succeeds Brian McDermott at the Madejski Stadium, revealed that the club matched his coaching ambitions.

"I was looking for a team that wanted to achieve something," he told Reading's official website.

"You always need to have ambition. As a player I wanted to achieve the most of everything and get as high as you can as a player and win as many things as you can. As a manager I have the same ambitions."

Stam, who has penned a two-year deal at Reading, is the first overseas boss in the club's history.