Reading have signed Southampton striker Dom Ballard on a season-long loan.
The 18-year-old was handed his Premier League debut in May by Royals boss Ruben Selles, who was then at St Mary's.
The England under-19 international took only 13 minutes to score on his senior debut for Saints against Cambridge in the EFL Cup last season.
He began this season with back-to-back hat-tricks against Newcastle and Aston Villa Under-21s in Premier League 2.
Ballard - who will wear Reading's No9 shirt - was nominated for the Premier League 2 Player of the Year award last season after scoring 13 goals in 16 matches to help the Saints Under-21s claim the Division Two title.