Saudi-led investor group said in talks to buy Newcastle United for $445m

Saudi-led investor group said in talks to buy Newcastle United for $445m

Photograph: REUTERS/Nigel Roddis

A Saudi Arabia-led investor group is in talks to buy Newcastle United, the Premier League soccer team owned by British billionaire Mike Ashley, for about 340 million pounds ($445 million).

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