Reading FC's owner Mr Yongge Dai has been charged with misconduct.

It comes after the businessman was charged after failing to comply with the order of an independent Disciplinary Commission which required him to deposit an amount equal to 125 per cent of the Club’s forecast monthly wage bill in a designated account by September 12.

In a statement, a spokesman for the EFL said: "The League considers these further proceedings against him personally are necessary given the repeated failings in meeting the Club’s funding requirements which have only a detrimental impact on the Club and its wider stakeholders.

"This matter will now be considered by an independent Disciplinary Commission in accordance with EFL Regulations."

It comes after The Sun's football columnist Justin Allen called for Mr Yongge to be "forced out of football before it is too late for Reading".

Writing in his column, he said: "He led his other two clubs to bankruptcy, he needs to be forced out of football before it’s too late for Reading.

"Almost everything he and his sister Dai Xiu Li have touched in football has been catastrophic.

"You only need to look at what happened at the other two clubs these siblings owned to get a terrifying snapshot into what the future could hold for the Royals.

"Former top-flight Belgian side KSV Roeselare were relegated to their third tier and the 99-year-old club went bankrupt three years ago."

The Royals have been slapped with their fourth points deduction in three seasons.

Reading were relegated from the Championship last term following a six-point deduction.

While they narrowly survived the previous season, with their first six-point deduction having dropped them to 21st.

They were docked a further point for the 2023-24 season last month, with a further three suspended.