The Royals boss confirms bids have been received for a Reading duo linked with a Luton move..

Reading boss Ruben Selles has confirmed the club have accepted bids for academy graduates Tom Holmes and Nelson Abbey after the duo were linked with moves to Luton Town on Friday.England youth international Abbey (20) is currently enjoying a breakout year for the Royals, playing 26 times in defense and captaining the club. Despite speculation over his future, he was named in the starting line-up for yesterday’s League One clash with Port Vale, which was abandoned after 16 minutes following an attack by home supporters in protest against the owners. 23-year-oldHolmes has made more than 100 appearances since arriving at the Madejski Stadium and made his senior debut in March 2018, but he was not involved yesterday. Although Luton manager Rob Edwards played down the Hatters’ reported interest, Selles told the Reading Chronicle: “We have two players who have bid and the club have accepted two bids. In one of them, we deal with the possibility of a return loan, so as far as football is concerned, it does not concern us. That doesn’t mean they will leave us, the club has agreed to that, but the players have to agree to their proposals..

andquot;We are a Premier League club, but there is not just one Premier League club that is interested. There is also interest from other foreign clubs. It would be dangerous to speculate. I was told about the deals, but I wasn’t involved at first.andquot;I understand the game and that some of my players like Nelson Abbey have grown a lot and his profile is interesting not at home but abroad. I can also understand wanting to keep Nelson and Tom because they have real character. My goal was to keep my team together for the rest of the season because I think we really fought to be in a good moment and it takes time to start the process again. We don’t have time if we want to be in that league next year.andquot;.