The financial struggles at Salford Red Devils are continuing with the club reportedly dealt a huge financial blow.
Salford currently sit at the foot of Super League with just one win in ten games despite heading into the season with play-off aspirations.
Financial issues have plagued the Red Devils throughout the year with the RFL imposing a restricted salary cap of £1.2 million upon them, on account of Salford requesting an advance on their RFL central funding late last year.
The situation has rumbled on since then and it looks to be coming to a head now with a report from City AM claiming that the Red Devils have been hit with a winding up order from HMRC.
According to the financial publication, the Red Devils were hit with formal legal action over their unpaid bills today (Wednesday, May 14th), something which could spell disaster for Salford.
Salford Red Devils financial woes worsen
The Red Devils are not the only rugby league club to have been hit by a winding-up order in recent times with Halifax Panthers facing such troubles in 2024, however, they are now flying high in 2025 which could be of solace to Salford fans.
Salford were taken over in February by a consortium headed up by Swiss banker Dario Berta with an initial statement claiming that the new ownership had cleared all debts.
That was not the case with Salford owing money to the RFL, lenders and HMRC, whilst also paying wages to players and staff late on numerous occasions.
The most recent issues before the reports of this winding up order saw Chief Executive Order Chris Irwin, hired by the new ownership group, leave the club in an apparent resignation.
The Red Devils take on Castleford Tigers on Sunday evening in Round Eleven of Super League.
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