Alex Rae delivers update on four trialists hoping to earn summer transfers to Reading FC

Reading FC assistant manager Alex Rae has confirmed the club has not yet made a call on the two trialists who started on the bench against West Ham United on Saturday.

Former AFC Wimbledon left-back Nesta Guinness-Walker and ex Newcastle United player Yasin Ben El-Mhanni were named among the substitutes for the friendly fixture at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Both players came on in the second half of the game which ended in a 1-1 draw after Yakou Meite cancelled out the opener by Nikola Vlasic.

Rae says the pair only joined Royals at the end of the past week and they will most likely be given a run-out in Tuesday's game at AFC Wimbledon before a decision is made on their futures.

"They only came in a couple of days ago which is probably an indication of where we are at," said Rae. "We're constantly trying to make an assessment on these guys (trialists) and be fair to them. They'll be back in at the beginning of the week and we'll have another look at them and see them on Tuesday and maybe Saturday (against Brighton), then we have to make a decision."

The Scotsman added: "The environment [t sign players] is not ideal. Ideally, you'd have liked to have scouted your players during the season but it hasn't panned out that way so we have to go with what we know and trust our eyes when it comes to the judgement."

Meanwhile, Rae confirmed former Brentford defender Julian Jeanvier and ex Blackburn Rovers midfielder Jacob Davenport were no longer training with the club. The pair were looked at by boss Paul Ince during the training camp at St George's Park earlier this month.

They also featured in the 2-0 defeat by Benfica last Saturday. However, they will not be signing for Reading this coming season.

"Julian had to get