Tom Dele-Bashiru is rearing to go again for Reading after the two-week international break, reports Completesports.

The Royals will return to action against Barnsley at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on Saturday.

Dele-Bashiru insists he and his teammates will only get better as they look to build on the four wins they secured in their previous six outings.

“It’s been good to get some rest in, recover and recuperate, but now I’m just eager to get going and start playing again,” he told the club’s official website.

“I think we’re just slowly upping our levels; we ended the last block of games really well with a win over Cardiff, and we just need to keep improving.

“Defensively we can still do better, equally we need to attack more. We’re still gelling as a team, and we’ll keep working.

“The mood has been great, the confidence is coming back amongst the boys, the players who’ve come in, they’ve really helped, and confidence is high.

“I’m loving my time here so far, everyone has been very welcoming, we have a good group, people are always free to talk and I’m really enjoying it.”

On the weekend’s visitors, the Tykes, Dele-Bashiru knows that despite their slow start, last season’s play-off contenders will be well up for the fight in RG2 and that we’ll need our supporters in fine voice to help us hopefully see off Markus Schopp’s side.

He added: “They definitely possess quality. We’re going to respect everyone, but fear nobody. We’ll have our game plan and I’m sure we’ll execute it well.”

“Our fans are great, every home game so far, they’ve been very loud and supportive. They keep us going and I think since the first international break they’ve really helped us and pushed us forward to good results.”