Richard Scudamore has revealed the Premier League has turned down prospective buyers of clubs 'too many times to mention'.
The executive chairman of top-flight football in England also said the Premier League would not be concerned if all its club owners were foreign, as long as they had passed its owners' and directors' test.
Fifteen of the 20 Premier League clubs are currently foreign-owned, while an ever-increasing number of English Football League (EFL) clubs also have overseas investors.
Just this week Reading, who will bid to become a Premier League club again when they play in the Championship play-off final next weekend, announced they are to be taken over by a Chinese consortium.