SAHA ON NEWCASTLE TAKEOVER

Louis Saha has advised Newcastle United on how to go about recruitment with the recent £300m takeover of the club from the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF). The takeover was approved by the Premier League earlier this month. The Saudi-led consortium takeover of Newcastle United had to be delayed for some months due to piracy issues involving Saudi Arabia and BeIN Sports. In the end, the issues were resolved for the takeover to go through. There were also concerns over human rights issues with Saudi Arabia involved, but the aforementioned consortium distanced itself from the country to pave way