Steve Coppell has said he would be happy to extend Royals striker Leroy Lita's loan deal with Norwich City.

The frontman initially signed a one-month agreement at Carrow Road, which comes to a conclusion after this weekend's round of Championship matches.

Leroy, 23, has scored four goals in five games for the Canaries, and Glenn Roeder has indicated he would like him to stay beyond the initial month.

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Any extended deal would include an automatic recall for the Royals, and Steve Coppell said on Thursday, "I've not heard from Norwich as of yet, I'd presume I will get a call soon and yes we would extend it."

There had been some stories recently suggesting Steve was reticent to allow Leroy to join Bristol City on loan, and he clarified, "The only call I had about it was from Gary Johnson in last season, the middle of last season.

"Gary was asking about the possibility of doing something, and then it was a 100% no. That was it - there's been no more contact but it all seems to have been regurgitated."

Alex Pearce has sealed a loan move to Southampton until 1st January, and Steve explained, "With Doobs coming back fit then centre back is a competitive area for us.

"We've had an offer from Southampton for a couple of weeks now. I've talked with Alex and we feel it's best if he goes there and plays games."