Human rights campaigners have urged Newcastle United to reject their £300million takeover, that they labelled as 'immoral'.
The bid to take over the club from owner Mike Ashley is backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which is reportedly providing 80% of the funding and is chaired by Mohammed bin Salman, who also the defence minister.
He has overseen the Saudi-led attack of Yemen, which has created the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, and has also been linked to the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
'If this immoral bid succeeds it will provide yet another propaganda vehicle for one of the most brutal and authoritarian regimes in the world,' said Andrew Smith, a spokesperson for Campaign Against Arms Trade
'The last thing that Premier League football needs is the involvement of the Saudi dictatorship.