Premier League chief Richard Masters has assured Amnesty International that the proposed £300million takeover of Newcastle by a Saudi Arabian company will be examined with 'rigour'.
The organisation urged the League to consider the country's human rights record before allowing the deal between Mike Ashley and a consortium backed by money from a Public Investment Fund, controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Amnesty's UK director Kate Allen wrote a letter saying there were serious questions to address but Masters insisted 'due process' would take place.
In a response to Allen, Masters wrote: 'Dear Ms Allen, I write in reply to your letter of 20 April concerning the putative takeover of Newcastle United FC by a company based in Saudi Arabia.