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Report: Leeds United takeover could be complicated by ongoing investigation into PSG owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi

According to The Sun, Leeds United takeover could be complicated by an ongoing investigation into Paris Saint-Germain billionaire owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi.

Potential owners of an English football club have to pass a “fit and proper person” test before being cleared to purchase a club, and the chairman of Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) and PSG president is currently being investigated for corruption.

Al-Khelaifi is a subject of a preliminary charge relating to a £2.7 million payment to an IAAF official as regards Qatar’s bids to host the 2017 and 2019 athletics World Championships, and he’s in a battle with French prosecutors to clear himself.