Championship duo Reading and Fulham are interested in moves for Crystal Palace defender Adrian Mariappa, reports say.

Mariappa, who signed a three-year contract at the Eagles in the summer of 2013, has been strongly linked with a move away from Selhurst Park this month.

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The Jamaican star has featured in only one of Palace’s Premier League games this season after fallen out of favour.

Reading, who sold Mariappa to Palace in 2013 for £2.5m, hope to bring the defender back to Madejski Stadium this month, according to the Daily Mirror.

However, the Royals face competition in securing Mariappa’s signature from Championship rivals Fulham, who reportedly hope to complete a loan deal with a view to a permanent transfer in the summer.

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