Hahnemann originally had surgery last summer after suffering the injury in the final game of last term against Blackburn Rovers.

He has been experiencing some discomfort, but expects the next operation to resolve the issue and ensure he is fit for the new campaign.

"I've still got the metal plate in my hand and have a date in May to have it taken out along with the screws," Hahnemann told the club's official website.

"It's giving me a few problems, but we have a long off-season, so there will be plenty of time for it to heal."

The United States keeper celebrated his 100th clean sheet in English football at the weekend following Reading's 0-0 draw with Blackburn.

Hahnemann turns 36 in June, but the former Fulham shot-stopper currently has no plans to retire from professional football.

He added: "Keepers can last longer than outfield players. Take Brad Friedel, for example, he's played 350 games for Blackburn. I'll play as long as my body will let me.

"We don't have to run around for 90 minutes, it's about how your body feels and if you can stay injury free. Injuries are the things that stop keepers.

"Sometimes it's hard to get up in the morning for training when your body is killing you. When that time comes for me when I can't train anymore, then I'll know that that's it.

"But at the moment I feel great. I feel like a 25-year-old - and I act like I'm 16!"