According to Football Insider, Newcastle have held internal discussions over a controversial loan move for Ruben Neves; the Portuguese midfielder who has only just joined PIF-owned Al Hilal for £47m.
With Chelsea benefitting massively from Saudi clubs purchasing a host of their unwanted players, many have wondered if our majority owners in the Middle East will find loopholes that serve to benefit Newcastle.
Loaning a player of Neves’ quality may seem like a smart tactic, bolstering our squad without breaking the bank in our fight against FFP restrictions. However, there’d be fume up and down the country and questions asked if a PIF-owned club in Saudi sent their star signing to St James’ Park on loan.
The midfielder would be a great addition, but some fans are unsure about how appropriate the move is. Should the Premier League begin to investigate the relationships between the PIF and the clubs they have invested in, deals like this would surely raise serious questions.
There could be serious retributions for clubs who are found to be bending or even subtly breaking the rules, with Man City and Everton currently under investigation for reach breaches of FFP regulations.
It would be nice to have Neves on loan, I just can’t see us taking that risk given the media storm it would create around PIFs involvement and a potential abuse of power following their big-money moves in KSA.
Assuming we get Tonali why would we need an extra DM?
PremAndUp(Quote)
This a scam and a way for a PIF owned club to get around FFP rules, how many more quality players will be heading their way without interfering with FFP rules, it has to be stopped immediately before the premiership becomes owned and run by Newcastle United and their owners.
JOHN A DAVIES(Quote)
You mean like it’s been run and dominated by the so called big six for the last 25 years or so.
R Baxter(Quote)
Football is in need of a drastic sheikh up.
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