Reading hitman Leroy Lita has hit back at Steve Coppell's claims he refused to play in the FA Cup - and admits he is desperate to 'move on'.The England Under-21 international is frustrated with his lack of first-team opportunities at the Madejski Stadium - and has warned he will move on if his situation does not improve.

Coppell had questioned Lita's commitment to Reading's cause when he claimed Lita did not want to play against Tottenham in the FA Cup earlier this month as he did not want to be cup-tied for any potential suitors.

Lita is unhappy that Coppell made the revelations public and says he will not be signing a new deal at the club.

"The gaffer has come out and said I don't want to play at Spurs, which I wasn't happy with at all," Lita told the Daily Express.

"I said to him if I am going to move on he might as well play the lads that are here otherwise I will be cup-tied.

"I didn't say I didn't want to play. It was frustrating and a bit personal. I didn't like that.

"I am not looking to sign a new deal. I don't know if I will be at Reading beyond this transfer window.

"If something comes along and and it is good for me to move on, I am going to.

"I just need opportunities. I am 23 years old. I don't want to sit on the bench.

"I have big ambitions. If that's not here then they shouldn't stop me moving on."

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