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