Selles a 'better coach' because of Reading's problems

Reading boss Ruben Selles believes the turmoil the club has been through has made him a "better coach".

The Royals have had six points deducted this season for financial breaches.

They entered into "exclusive negotiations" with a buyer at the end of March after owner Dai Yongge committed to a letter of intent.

"I have a positive feeling about the year," Selles told BBC Radio Berkshire

"We have a team that are looking to the future and a team that went through a lot of situations.

"I feel like I’m a better coach now than when we started."

With one game remaining in the League One campaign, the Royals are safe, six points clear of the relegation zone in 17th position.

After 10 seasons in the Championship, Reading were relegated to England's third tier for the first time in 21 years last season.

For a period of time, the they threatened to drop again, into League Two, but Selles managed to guide his side to safety despite the obstacles in his way.

The news that owner Dai Yongge is in exclusive negotiations with a buyer provides hope for fans that they can look forward to a positive future.

The process of selling the club is expected to take some time though as the unnamed potential buyers look to secure their acquisition of the club and its assets.

"The club is still in a moment of uncertainty," Selles said.

"We can’t talk about something like promotion next season with the current situation, it is a bit unrealistic.

"We want to have some calmness around us, we need to fix a lot of things before we can talk about big achievements."

Selles is keen for the takeover to go through sooner rather than later.

"We need to give time for the new owners to come in," he said.

"We also need to know that the longer it is taking then the less ready we will be for the pre season and the season."