Name: Saudi-led consortium complete takeover of Newcastle United
Uploaded: 2021-10-07T19:59:37+01:00
Duration: 8 min 25 s
Description: Newcastle United have just been bought in a £300 million takeover by a Saudi-led consortium. The Premier League approved the deal after assurances that the club would not be controlled by the Saudi state. But it has provoked a backlash from human rights campaigners.

Newcastle United have just been bought in a £300 million takeover by a Saudi-led consortium.

The Premier League approved the deal after assurances that the club would not be controlled by the Saudi state.

But it has provoked a backlash from human rights campaigners.