The Newcastle United takeover saga has taken a sharp twist yesterday after Saudi Arabia claimed to launch a crackdown on the TV piracy of sports matches.
Last week Louise Taylor of The Guardian reported that the verdict will go in the potential Newcastle owner’s favour. She wrote that sources close to the deal believe that ‘it is finally near to being sanctioned’.
The Premier League has taken 11 weeks to give approval to the contentious £300m Saudi-led takeover.
And now, Oliver Holt of the Daily Mail has posted this tweet.