US EditionEx-Wycombe owner takes over Reading 'subject to final legal technicalities'
- Rob Couhig, the former owner of Wycombe Wanderers, is set to acquire Reading Football Club in England as of May 3, 2025.
- The sale follows Dai Yongge’s disqualification by the EFL and his ordered divestment after financial mismanagement caused points deductions and transfer embargoes.
- The acquisition involves a company associated with New Orleans-based Rob Couhig and Todd Trosclair purchasing the football club along with its stadium and training center.
- Reading stated the sale is in principle and subject to final legal technicalities with formal completion expected shortly after the EFL Board meeting on May 8.
- The agreement ends Dai’s eight-year ownership marked by decline, while fans and a protest group welcomed the new ownership as a positive step forward.
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EFL crisis club 'saved from oblivion' after agreeing takeover with former owner of rival club - The Mirror
The tumultuous reign of Dai Yongge at Reading looks set to end after a deal was agreed with former Wycombe owner Rob Couhig, two months after Dai was disqualified under the EFL’s owners’ and directors’ test
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