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A Middle Eastern financier and a billionaire football club owner just traded blows over £350 million deal to buy Newcastle United
Billionaire football club owner Mike Ashley started a war of words with powerful Middle Eastern financier Amanda Staveley when he stated that Staveley was a time waster. Now, Staveley wants to put the record straight. Ashley, owner of Premier League team Newcastle United, put the club up for sale over three months ago. Staveley's firm PCP Capital Partners made three official bids for Newcastle but quotes that are "reflective of Ashley's views" indicated that Staveley's efforts "proved to be exhausting, frustrating, and a complete waste of time," according to Reuters. Staveley made an opening offer of £300 million on ... (full story)