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 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 23 | 51 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 51 |
| 4 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 47 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 42 |
| 6 | Reading | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 41 |
| 7 | Stockport CountyStockport | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 37 |
| 9 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 37 |
| 10 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 37 |
| 11 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 34 |
| 12 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | Stevenage | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 31 |
| 14 | Exeter CityExeter | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 30 |
| 16 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 28 |
| 17 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 27 |
| 18 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 26 |
| 19 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 46 | -5 | 25 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 25 |
| 21 | Crawley TownCrawley | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 20 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 44 | -20 | 17 |
| 23 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 43 | -21 | 17 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 14 |
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