Newcastle United's takeover by a Saudi-funded consortium is in the balance - with the Premier League said to still be mulling it over.
They need to run the full battery of tests on the potential new owners and directors - to make sure they are fit and proper to run a football club.
But that has now taken five weeks - so far. That's a week longer than was originally estimated. However, reports indicate that the buyers looking to purchase the Magpies from Mike Ashley are not concerned about the delay - which they are attributing to the current need to work remotely combined with the demand to get Project Restart under way.
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