A new era of the Premier League looks set to begin as Newcastle United prepare for a takeover led by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The £300millon takeover will change the footballing landscape as the Magpies will become one of the heavyweights of not just the Premier League but world football overnight.
Inevitably, it is drawing comparisons to the purchase of Manchester City by the Abu Dhabi Group in 2008 and, before that, Roman Abramovich’s takeover of Chelsea in 2003.
The latter was a watershed moment in the sport of football, with the Russian billionaire flooding the market with new cash and kickstarting a new age in the game.
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