Newcastle Takeover in Doubt as Premier League 'Fully Consider' Calls to Pull Plug on Saudi-Backed Deal

For the first time since the ball started rolling on Newcastle's proposed takeover, the chief executive of the Premier League, Richard Masters, has revealed that calls for the Saudi-backed move to be stopped are being 'fully considered'. The £300m deal from a consortium that includes Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund as its majority stakeholder and is led by Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has been mooted for some time, although the World Trade Organisation has issued a ruling... Via All the latest breaking football news, transfer rumours, analysis, and match reports - 90min http://www.90min.com/