Highlights

  • Reading FC faces the threat of a winding up order if they fail to make payments to HMRC, adding to their current financial problems.
  • The club has already been placed under a transfer embargo and earned a four point deduction penalty this season, leaving them at the bottom of League One.
  • Mike Ashley is considering making an offer to purchase the club from current owner Dai Yongge, as he weighs up the cost of a potential takeover deal. The financial concerns, including an immediate tax bill, make survival a bigger concern than relegation for Reading.