The issue for the Premier League is that the PIF is state-owned, and it is the Saudi state which has had the piracy ruling against it. That's the problem for the Newcastle takeover.— Martyn Ziegler (@martynziegler) June 16, 2020
The issue for the Premier League is that the PIF is state-owned, and it is the Saudi state which has had the piracy ruling against it. That's the problem for the Newcastle takeover.