Newcastle's new owners want to catapult the club to the same level Manchester City are currently operating at and challenge them for titles, Amanda Staveley has said.
Staveley, a key player in the takeover by a consortium led by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), was speaking after the £300m deal was completed after a lengthy process that saw the Premier League receive assurances that PIF was not linked to the Saudi Arabian state.
After being satisfied that the new owners were fit to take over, there have been celebrations in Newcastle as they become the richest club in the Premier League, dwarfing the financial power of even City and their owner Sheikh Mansour.
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