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Saudis taking over Newcastle United ?

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:32 am
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It would be the biggest ownership takeover story since 2008 when City's takeover by the Abu Dhabi group occurred.

If the takeover goes ahead, this would make Newcastle the wealthiest club in the Premier League by a country mile.

There will be a scrutiny for obvious reasons due to Saudi Arabia's appalling human rights record, and the need for compliance of the Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules particularly with what happened to Manchester City recently when they were banned from participating in the Champions League for essentially cooking their books.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/22/government-not-set-to-intervene-in-saudi-led-newcastle-takeover-football

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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2020 11:18 pm
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Reports emerging that the PL has approved of the ownership change if it goes ahead.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:59 pm
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Now i've heard they are clamping down on it. Could go back and forth but they have that minority shareholder who will apparently make things seem legit. idk, its inevitable really, but why doesnt Norway's soveriegn wealth fund just buy a team if its so profitable?
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 12:41 am
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^ The story keeps changing.

Guess it's a matter of wait and see.

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:12 pm
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Yeah the government are getting involved as per reddit.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 3:33 pm
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It was announced last week that the Saudis had withdrawn from their bid to takeover Newcastle.

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/newcastle-united-546m-takeover-off-as-saudi-led-consortium-pulls-out

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