Reading have agreed to sign midfielder Tom Ince on a three-year deal upon the expiry of his contract with fellow Championship club Stoke City.
Ince, 30, spent the second half of the 2021-22 season on loan with the Royals and scored twice in 15 appearances as they secured survival by four points.
His father, ex-England midfielder Paul, took over as Reading boss a month after Ince arrived in Berkshire.
"Thomas is my son. But, importantly, he is a Reading player the moment he arrives at the training ground every morning.
"He still wants to improve, he still wants to succeed and he proved his worth here at Reading in the latter stages of last season.