Hull City confirmed their proposed Chinese takeover should be ratified before they next play at home.
Vice-chairman Ehab Allam addressed supporters in the programme, revealing his family are at an ‘advanced stage’ in selling up. The deal will take the number of top-flight foreign investors to 13.
That comes amid a backdrop of supporter unrest, a maligned membership scheme, Steve Bruce’s sudden summer resignation and a chronic lack of first-team players.
The Dai family, headed by property developer Dai Yongge and sister Hawken Xiu Li, were expected at the KCOM to watch their Premier League clash against Manchester United.