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Josh Holland

Newcastle co-owner Amanda Staveley explains Chelsea decision amid Todd Boehly multi-club plan

Newcastle United co-owner Amanda Staveley has explained why the wealthy Saudi Arabian owners of the club opted against a move to purchase Chelsea.

The investment group, led by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), completed the £300million takeover of the Magpies in October 2021 to end Mike Ashley's 14-year ownership of the club.

Upon the completion of the takeover, Staveley expressed the long-term ambition to win the club their first-ever Premier League title. "Newcastle United deserves to be top of the Premier League. We want to get there," she said in 2021.

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