The Royals are preparing a £4m bid as they look to rival West Ham United for the Mali international striker's signature, according to The Sun.
Reading are also believed to be in talks to sign Pavel Pogrebnyak.
The 28-year-old Russian forward scored six goals in 12 games during a loan spell with Fulham last season.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Stockport CountyStockport | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Exeter CityExeter | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Stevenage | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 16 | Reading | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 13 |
| 17 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 8 |
| 20 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 8 |
| 21 | Crawley TownCrawley | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 7 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 5 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 4 |
| 24 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 1 |
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