Redwood’s acquisition of Reading ends Dai Yongge’s controversial eight-year ownership of the club.

Should the takeover proceed as planned it will end Dai Yongge's controversial eight-year ownership of the club.

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Nottingham Forest have completed the signing of New Zealand international Tyler Bindon from Reading.The centre-back will spend the remainder of the 2024-25 season on loan back at the League One side.Bindon, 20, is a centre-half who came through the Los Angeles FC academy and is regarded as one of the rising talents in the English Football League (EFL).He has made 31 appearances in all competitions for Reading this season, including starting all 28 of their league fixtures, and played a considerable part in their bid to reach the League One playoffs.The defender’s Reading contract...

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Plus a recap on the Unify League and why it's decision time for UEFA, and a look at takeovers that could be on the horizon…

Reading manager Ruben Selles has been granted permission to speak to Hull City regarding their head coach vacancy.Selles, 41, has just over 18 months remaining on his Reading contract, so Hull would need to pay compensation, although that is not expected to be an issue.The Spaniard oversaw Reading’s 3-0 win over Cambridge on Tuesday night to take the club into the League One play-off spots.It was his side’s 11th win out of their last 12 fixtures at home, despite off-field issues regarding a sale of the club continuing to drag on.Hull sacked Tim Walter last week following a run of nine...

Reading owner Dai Yongge has rejected a bid for the League One club from former chairman Roger Smee in a move that raises serious doubts about his desire to sell the club.Smee submitted his offer on Friday but received a short email on Monday morning to say it had been declined.It is the second fully-funded bid for the former Premier League side that Dai has rejected in just over two months, with ex-Wycombe Wanderers owner Rob Couhig receiving a similarly abrupt rejection of his £30million bid in September.Smee, who played for Reading in the 1960s and 70s, was part of a group that rescued...

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Former Wycombe Wanderers owner Rob Couhig’s attempt to buy Reading has stalled following the breakdown of talks between the American lawyer and the League One side’s current owner Dai Yongge.Couhig and his business partner Todd Trosclair had hoped to complete the deal in August — and have already lent the club more than £5million ($6.6m) — but a series of deadlines to sign the agreement have passed, with the most recent coming and going on Friday.The news will come as a huge blow for Reading’s supporters who have been protesting against Dai’s ownership for more than a year. The...

Sir Keir Starmer's Labour back football governance bill, Mark Goldbridge turning a tidy profit and brighter days lie ahead for Reading

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Reading have withdrawn from the Women’s Championship for the upcoming 2024-25 season due to financial issues, the club confirmed on Sunday.A late takeover bid for the women’s arm of the financially-stricken club failed over the weekend. The 2019 FA Cup semi-finalists will now compete in the Southern Region Football League Premier Division, the fifth tier of English women’s football.The Football Association (FA) confirmed Reading’s demotion on Sunday after the club failed to “meet the ongoing compliance requirements needed to continue to operate in the Barclays...