Chris Gunter joins Reading

Premier League side Reading have completed the signing of Chris Gunter from Nottingham Forest.

The full-back has agreed a three-year deal with the Royals following a weekend of discussions with manager Brian McDermott.

Discussing his latest recruit, McDermott revealed that he was pleased to have signed a player with a large amount of experience.

"I'm absolutely delighted that Chris has signed," he told the club's official website. "He was very, very keen to come to us and is another player who is young and very hungry.

"He's already played more than 200 games at club level, plus another 37 for his country, which is phenomenal for someone so young.

"Chris already knows our club well, he is very close to Garath McCleary, knows our Welsh players and I also know he met many of our squad over the summer too."

Gunter has become the second player to join Reading today following the arrival of Adrian Mariappa from Watford.