Reading boss Ruben Selles has stated that 'everything indicates a takeover will happen' but also admitted that he cannot be 100 per cent certain.

The Spaniard was talking to the media ahead of Leyton Orient's visit to Berkshire on Saturday, but as ever the protracted takeover was at the forefront of everyone's minds.

75-year-old Rob Couhig has admitted in the past month that he is days away from buying the club, however, hitches continue to surface as Dai Yongge continues to have his name above the door.

Confidence amongst the fanbase is draining by the second, and Selles admitted that he cannot be certain it will go ahead either.

"I have a good relationship with Rob, and it is just negotiations between them and the current owners," he said. "It looks like it is going to be done but you never know when that is going to be. I get a couple of updates when needed but it is not interesting for me.

"When it happens, it happens. Meanwhile, I must focus on football. We had this same discussion last season. We cannot do anything to change the contract, force people to sign or just force it to be done, so I don’t want to waste any more time on that."

Pushed further on the much-needed deal, which will see Yongge's horrific seven-year reign come to an end, Selles added: "I want it to happen, and everything inside indicates to me that it is going to happen. How long it takes- I don’t know. I expected it to be done two months ago.

"I think everyone is doing their best, but it is complicated. In terms of trust and belief, I want that to happen, and everyone has good faith in the business transaction to happen, but I cannot confirm when it is going to be done. I am in the same frame of mind as any other person following Reading Football Club- waiting for it to be done so we can move into the next chapter.

"I talk with people inside and everything is going and then this bit is missing but we will get it done, and then something else happens. I think it will happen, but I’m nobody to say it will happen 100 per cent."

Under Yongge, the club has dropped from the brink of the Premier League to the bottom end of League One and spent last year dodging points deductions and winding-up petitions as the Chinese businessman turned off the financial tap.