Boris Johnson’s government worked for months to encourage the Premier League to approve the controversial Saudi Arabia-backed takeover of Newcastle
Grimstone is understood to have made contact with Hoffman after the proposed takeover stalled in June 2020. This followed the Premier League’s decision, based on legal advice, that the PIF’s 80% ownership of Newcastle would mean that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would control the club. That meant the Saudi state itself would have to undertake the league’s “fit and proper persons” owners’ and directors’ test.
Asked to explain what the “high-level engagement” was, and who the “relevant stakeholders” were, Grimstone and the DIT did not respond. Yasir al-Rumayyan, the Saudi chairman of Newcastle , with the directors Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi at St James’ Park last month.Asked to clarify why he believed there was uncertainty, given that the Premier League had communicated its decision in June 2020, Lister declined to expand., based on leaked messages, that Lister had relayed to Johnson in September 2020 that the deal was “hopefully” going to be approved.
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