Kieran Richardson and Nigel Reo‑Coker have joined Granada on trial, on Tony Adams’s first full day as head coach at the club.

Richardson, a 32-year-old former Manchester United and Sunderland player, was most recently at Cardiff, who released him from his contract last December. The former West Ham and Aston Villa midfielder Reo-Coker, also 32, played in Major League Soccer from 2013 to 16 for Vancouver Whitecaps, Chivas USA and Montreal Impact, where his contract was terminated by mutual consent in January 2016.

Granada tweeted on Wednesday: “This morning, Kieran Richardson & Nigel Reo‑Coker joined the first team squad for training, during a trial period with the club.”

Adams oversaw training on Wednesday morning – the first of the day’s two sessions. The club said it was an “intense” session, with the primary focus “to work on tactical and defensive concepts with the players”.

The former Arsenal and England captain took over as head coach on Monday until the end of the season after a 3-1 defeat by Valencia brought to an end Lucas Alcaraz’s third spell at the club. It was their fifth loss in six games and left them in 19th place seven points from safety with only seven games remaining in La Liga.

Adams is vice-president of DDMC – a company owned by the Granada president, John Jiang – and has been working with Granada since November.