Samrit Bunditkitsada (middle, back row) with friends.
Thai billionaire Samrit Bunditkitsada has been interacting with Reading FC fans on social media as his takeover bid moves towards its final stage.
The takeover will finally be confirmed once the Football League have carried out the necessary checks on all parties involved.
The exuberant business tycoon a message to fans on Facebook promising to do his best for the club and expressing his ambition to get Royals back into the Premier League.
He has also posted pictures of himself surrounded by people wearing replica shirts.
The keen football fan also appeared recently on the Thai version of Soccer AM in a comedy section called I am Fan Ball.