JOSH BARRETT HAS left English Championship club Reading to make a fresh start with Bristol Rovers in League One.
Barrett, who had been on the books at Reading since the age of six, has penned a two-and-a-half-year deal with his new club.
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An undisclosed fee was agreed for the transfer of the 21-year-old attacking midfielder, who has represented the Republic of Ireland at all grades up to U21 level.
Barrett made seven first-team appearances for Reading this season and scored twice in their 4-2 victory away to Plymouth Argyle in the second round of the Carabao Cup.
“Josh is a player who will add another dimension to our squad and is someone who we have watched and scouted thoroughly ahead of the current transfer window opening,” said Bristol Rovers manager Ben Garner.
“He’s a player that has been in and around the first-team environment at Reading for a while, and he’s naturally looking to kickstart the next step of his career. We feel that Bristol Rovers is the perfect club to allow him to demonstrate his best attributes.”