Reading owner Dai Yongge is set to come under further scrutiny after it emerged Genevra Associates are considering the withdrawal of their takeover bid.
Hosts are pulling out, costs are spiralling and the PR is a challenge: will the post-colonial festival of sport find a way to secure its future?
Every game outside the 3pm blackout will now be televised from 2025 as Sky Sports and TNT Sports extended their stranglehold on the live UK rights to the Premier League.