Reading staff are to only receive ‘a portion’ of their November salaries as the club ‘have not yet received the necessary funding.’

The club have faced a monthly battle to meet pay demands as owner Dai Yongge continues to look to sell the club.

Improving on the field, with back-to-back victories, the club returned to the EFL embargo site after failing to meet payments to HMRC.

Due to be paid today, staff will only receive a small percentage of their owed salary.

In a letter sent to staff, seen by the Reading Chronicle, CEO Dayong Pang said: "I regret to inform you that we have not yet received the necessary funding to enable the full payment of wages in its entirety to all employees and casual workers for November 2023.

"As CEO, I have made the decision that all employees and casual workers will receive a portion of their wages today, and the remainder to be delayed.

“I am aiming to satisfy all the wages in full at the earliest possible opportunity.”

Wages were not paid on time three times last season over the summer.

In a second email sent to staff, seen by the Reading Chronicle, Pang has promised that full wages will be received by Tuesday.

It also says that this was in order to ‘avoid further EFL penalties.’

The club have to face an independent panel for failing to pay HMRC on multiple occasions.