EDDIE HEARN reckons Newcastle will be the “biggest club” if the ruling family of Saudi Arabia complete a £350million takeover.
SunSport explained recently how Kim Kardashian’s close friend Carla DiBello has been at the centre of secret negotiations.
Hearn reckons the Saudis would turn Newcastle into the ‘biggest club’ if they completed a takeover
She led a high-level meeting of the Saudi Public Investment Fund “early last year”, it has been claimed.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is the billionaire rumoured to be looking at buying out Mike Ashley.
And boxing supremo Hearn, who brokered a deal to have Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi, reckons there will be “no messing around” if they are serious about a purchase.
DiBello is mates with reality TV star Kim Kardashian and has reportedly been at the centre of Newcastle takeover talks
Speaking to The Shields Gazette, Hearn, who has denied that his dad Barry was part of takeover talks, said: “They love their combat sports, but football? Another thing altogether.
“But they are major players in everything that they do. They are not around to mess around.
“And if they get involved in a football club, they are going to be spending money.
‘MAKE NEWCASTLE MAJOR PLAYERS’
“They are not short of money, put it that way.
“It is one for a supporter. How do you feel about being taken over by a Saudi Arabian consortium? Well, we know that once we get over that, we are going to be major players.
“If they come in, they will make sure Newcastle are major players.”
Hearn also dismissed criticism about dealing with the Arab state, with there are grave concerns for human rights in light of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder in 2018.
He said: “There are always concerns when you do international business but we got a lot of criticism.
“There was the human rights, etc, etc. All I can say was that our experience from start to finish was absolutely first class. Everything they promised us, they delivered.
“They do have a lot of money and that makes a big difference.
“They want the biggest of everything, the best of everything. This is why, when it comes to a football club, they won’t settle for anything but buying something and making it the biggest club.
“They [Newcastle] could do worse.”
Mohammad Bin Salman could still reportedly attempt a multi-billion pound takeover of Man United
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
