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'We need clarity': Newcastle manager wants answers as Saudi takeover drags into FOURTH MONTH and Premier League refuses to comment
Newcastle manager Steve Bruce has said the club needs clarity on the stalled Saudi takeover bid which is dragging into a fourth month but seems far from resolution after Premier League bosses refused to comment on its status.
Jul 27, 2020 12:56
Premier League chief grilled by MPs on 'humiliating' Saudi-led Newcastle takeover – but says he wants final decision 'shortly'
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters says he hopes an announcement on the long-running Newcastle United takeover saga will arrive "shortly," as he faced a grilling from MPs over the Saudi-led move.
Jun 30, 2020 14:26
'Getting their ducks in line': Saudis SCRAMBLE to punish piracy in apparent effort to satisfy Premier League over Newcastle bid
Of all the announcements that fans of Premier League club Newcastle might have hoped would hasten the departure of their current owners, a promise about reducing piracy more than 4,000 miles away might not have been one of them.
Jun 22, 2020 17:07
'This is an insult': Saudi-led takeover of Premier League club Newcastle United must be BLOCKED, says UK politician
A Saudi-backed takeover of Premier League club Newcastle United must be delayed until the UK government fully investigates the country's relationship with alleged illegal broadcaster beoutQ, according to UK MP Angus MacNeil.
Jun 19, 2020 11:09
US bidder steps up efforts to HIJACK Saudis' Newcastle takeover – reports
US media mogul Henry Mauriss has stepped up his efforts to hijack the Saudi-led takeover of Premier League club Newcastle United, tabling a bid which would be $60 million more than the Saudi offer, according to reports in the UK.
Jun 17, 2020 10:14
Saudis' $380 million Newcastle takeover faces YET MORE potential problems after WTO piracy report
The Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United is facing more potential complications after a WTO ruling stated that the Middle Eastern kingdom had faciliated a service streaming pirate Premier League broadcasts.
Jun 16, 2020 16:03
Saudi takeover of Newcastle: MPs make fresh bid to block deal as they call on UK govt to act over 'sportswashing'
A group of UK parliamentarians have written to the government to express their concern over the planned £300 million takeover of Premier League team Newcastle by a Saudi-led consortium, according to reports in the British media.
Jun 7, 2020 16:13
Newcastle 'have made good offer to Pochettino' to become new manager as Saudi takeover nears completion
Talks have taken place between Newcastle representatives and Mauricio Pochettino and “a good offer” was made to make him new manager when the Saudi Arabian takeover of the club is complete, according to close friend Ossie Ardiles.
May 23, 2020 14:54
Contentious Saudi takeover of Newcastle 'approved by Premier League' after overcoming threat of government block over piracy row
Newcastle are set to become one of the Premier League's wealthiest clubs after a mega-rich consortium, led by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) and controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, reportedly received approval.
May 21, 2020 19:33

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