The Premier League will not revisit the legality of Newcastle United’s Saudi-led takeover in light of claims about the involvement of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
In a series of leaked WhatsApp messages from 2020, financier Amanda Staveley said to associates of then Newcastle owner Mike Ashley: ‘The Crown Prince is losing patience – I need to assure him we will get there.’
She later sent a message that read: ’(Yasir Al-Rumayyan) is trying to hang on to the deal and convince the Crown Prince not to pull out.’
In October 2021, the £305million takeover was signed off after Ashley agreed to the sale and the Premier League received ‘legally binding assurances’ that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - of which Bin Salman is the de facto leader - would not control Newcastle.