{"id":493600,"date":"2026-03-25T01:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T01:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/493600\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T01:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T01:27:08","slug":"pif-considering-newcastle-sale-amid-club-struggles-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/493600\/","title":{"rendered":"PIF Considering Newcastle Sale Amid Club Struggles: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In breaking news following the Tyne-Wear derby defeat at the hands of Sunderland in St. James\u2019 Park, <a href=\"https:\/\/richardajkeys.com\/index.php\/blog\/490-klopp-ii\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Keys<\/a> reported that Newcastle United\u2019s Saudi owners could be preparing to sell the club shortly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund completed a \u00a3305million takeover in 2021, ending Mike Ashley\u2019s 14-year tenure and bringing hope to Tyneside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It\u2019s fair to say that PIF did more than enough to at least paint some bright strokes in Newcastle\u2019s canvas, with the Magpies winning last season\u2019s EFL Cup and Eddie Howe returning the team to the Champions League in two of his five seasons, including this one, in charge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Despite a record revenue in 2023\u201324, profit and sustainability rules have limited spending in the transfer market and added challenges to the club. Howe keeps repeating how he\u2019s struggled to strengthen the squad because of that\u2014although he surely burnt cash last summer to then not even use his incoming transfers\u2014and how the PSR limitations make it hard to be consistent and turn into a steady top-end Premier League team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Keys claimed on his blog that PIF may already be considering an exit from Tyneside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cAnother whisper I picked up recently \u2013 and I don\u2019t think this will come as a surprise to anybody \u2013 I\u2019m told the Saudis are looking to sell Newcastle,\u201d Keys said. \u201cRegulars know I\u2019ve been saying for some time the project was over. Apparently, there are interested parties, but the Saudis want \u00a31b. \u00a3500m is nearer the mark.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Keys framed the information as a \u201cwhisper,\u201d mind you, without naming any specific bidders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">A potential sale could impact long-term plans previously outlined by chief executive David Hopkinson, including his ambitious plot of becoming one of the world\u2019s leading clubs by 2030\u2026 while the club hasn\u2019t even announced any plans for what to do with SJP or a new stadium. Go figure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Newcastle face the likely prospect of missing European football altogether next season after exits from the FA Cup and Champions League. According to the report, Howe wishes to remain in charge, but expectations will rise for a return to top-five contention next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In breaking news following the Tyne-Wear derby defeat at the hands of Sunderland in St. James\u2019 Park, Richard&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":493601,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,23762,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-493600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-newcastle-united-team-news","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=493600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/493601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=493600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=493600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}