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Reading are weighing up a move for Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp after sacking Steve Clarke .

Bergkamp, 46, is one of the names in the frame to succeed Clarke as Reading consider trying to lure a foreign and big-name manager to the Madejski Stadium.

The Royals first assessed Bergkamp’s credentials when they were on the hunt for a new boss a year ago after sacking Nigel Adkins, but instead opted for Clarke.

Bergkamp retired in 2006 after 11 years at Arsenal and started his coaching career two years later.

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He has worked with Holland’s B-team and Ajax’s youth sides.

Bergkamp was promoted to the assistant manager position at his former club Ajax in 2011 but is keen to eventually become a manager in his own right.

But Nigel Pearson’s claims are also being pushed by some among the Reading hierarchy.

Pearson, 52, has been out of work since being sacked by Leicester in June despite overseeing their Great Escape from Premier League relegation last season.

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The Reading job is up for grabs after the Championship outfit parted with Clarke yesterday.

Clarke held talks with Fulham about their managerial vacancy last month before turning it down to stay at Reading in a shock U-turn.

But Reading’s board were angered by Clarke’s Fulham flirtation, with the episode effectively leaving him a dead man walking when he returned.

And they decided to pull the trigger following Thursday’s 1-0 home defeat to QPR, with Clarke winning just one of his final eight games in charge.

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