The man who will be the country’s next prime minister has said he is “really worried” about Reading Football Club.In an exclusive interview with the Reading Chronicle, Sir Keir Starmer said he had been monitoring problems with the royal family, which is now anxiously awaiting news of a new owner.As previously reported, current owner Dai Yongge plans to sell the club with eight parties said to be interested.Reading had a difficult three years from the Championship to the bottom of the Premier League, losing 16 points due to the bad management and finances of the club.Fans “fed up of being lied to and watching their club die a slow death” stormed the pitch during a match against Port Vale earlier this month, thrusting Readingand#039’s situation into the national spotlight.Now Labor leader Sir Keir, who was tipped by opinion polls to succeed Rishi Sunak as prime minister at this year’s general election, said an independent regulator must be installed as soon as possible.Speaking to the Chronicle during a visit to Tilehurst today, he said: “I’m very concerned about Reading Football Club because all the fans are and they all live in Reading.andquot;This club has a long history and a huge sense of pride and has actually been a very successful club in the past. Reading’s situation is a football fan I don’t want to see. I want Reading FC to succeed.”For that to happen we need to have an independent regulator as soon as possible which will allow much better management from who owns the clubs in the first place, which is a huge goodbye to Reading. “The government announced the creation of the independent regulator in the King’s Speech last November.The regulator manages the top five licensing system for men’s football in England, with powers to deal with issues such as financial regulation, corporate governance and fan engagement.Club owners face tougher tests – fans unhappy with their club’s management agree. Better football governance groupFair Game told ESPN at the time: “An independent regulator for English football provides a real opportunity to end the cycle of overspending and mismanagement which has plagued our national game and threatened the very existence of our football clubs.”Reading are currently 21st in the league as fans eagerly await news of new ownership, with eight parties said to be interested in buying the club from current owner Dai Yongge..