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title: "Premier League Receive Letter Over Newcastle Takeover"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
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published: "2020-10-28T11:30:39Z"
modified: "2020-10-28T11:30:39Z"
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# Premier League Receive Letter Over Newcastle Takeover

A [report](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/exclusive-newcastle-united-takeover-bombshell-premier-league-served-legal-letter-demanding-anti-competition-disclosure-3016073) from The Shields Gazette has revealed the potential takeover over Newcastle United has taken a further turn as the Premier League has received a ‘Letter Before Action’ regarding the deal.

Newcastle Consortium Supporters Limited duo Gordon Stein and Keith Patterson have issued the letter claiming the halting of the £300million deal to buy the club by a Saudi-lead consortium, fronted by PCP Capital Partners and Reuben Brothers was against UK anti-competition law.

In the statement, the duo state: “Our plan is to seek maximum expedition of our case before a specialist competition law court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).”

During the summer, the takeover seemed [close to completion](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52284645) before coming to a [shuddering halt](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/breaking-newcastle-united-takeover-off-18689955) as the Premier League rejected the approach.

Current owner Mike Ashley, who recently earned some [rare credit](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/12115465/newcastle-owner-mike-ashley-calls-on-premier-league-to-review-ppv-prices) for his [opposing of the pay-per-view](https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/mike-ashley-issues-pay-per-view-statement/) Premier League football price of £14.95, has himself set about getting the sale of the football club back on track, after [hiring lawyers](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mike-ashley-newcastle-takeover-lawyers-18929585) to attempt to resurrect the deal.

### READ NEWCASTLE VERDICT

Never a club to make things easy, the controversial deal to replace the ownership at St James’ Park has[rumbled on for months](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/12011974/newcastle-takeover-saudi-arabia-announces-crackdown-on-piracy)now and is seemingly further away than ever from completion.

The saving grace however is Ashley’s continued desire to sell as well as the non-denial of [continued interest](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/what-newcastle-united-consortium-communications-prove-about-status-saudi-takeover-3004834) from the potential new owners.

Newcastle fans were given fresh hope any deal could still be alive when Jamie Reuben, a [reported figurehead](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8884237/Jamie-Reuben-drops-hint-300m-Newcastle-United-takeover-alive.html) in the deal and potential new board member, [left his role](https://twitter.com/jamiereuben/status/1319989269293838336) at Championship club QPR.