Newcastle United accuse Premier League of inappropriately rejecting Saudi bid

Newcastle has accused the Premier League’s leadership of acting inappropriately in rejecting a takeover bid involving a Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund and said it would be considering all relevant options available.”

The English club’s statement comes more than a month after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced it was withdrawing and criticized the “unforeseeably prolonged process.”

The league blocked the takeover after concerns were raised about piracy of game broadcasts by a rogue operation in Saudi Arabia and human rights abuses in the kingdom.