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 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 27 | 63 |
| 2 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 30 | 25 | 59 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 55 |
| 4 | Stockport CountyStockport | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 50 |
| 5 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 48 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 44 |
| 7 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 44 |
| 8 | Reading | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 44 |
| 9 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 44 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 43 |
| 11 | Stevenage | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 40 |
| 12 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 39 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 38 |
| 14 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 37 |
| 15 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 37 |
| 16 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 34 |
| 17 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 33 |
| 18 | Exeter CityExeter | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 32 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 31 |
| 20 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 30 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 29 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 25 |
| 22 | Crawley TownCrawley | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 48 | -21 | 24 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 48 | -20 | 23 |
| 24 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 50 | -21 | 22 |
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