Newcastle legend Alan Shearer discusses the club takeover
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has labelled Newcastle’s Saudi-led takeover as a ‘Super League for one club’. Newcastle’s £305million takeover was completed last week after the Premier League was assured the Saudi state wouldn’t control the club.
Jurgen Klopp has spoken out on the Newcastle takeover (Image: GETTY)
“That’s not a question. But how it could then happen that this was nevertheless allowed despite many concerns, I cannot assess. That must be some other people.
“If we only talk about football, then in the long term, of course, we have to say that they are going to be a superpower.
"This is the third club in world football that I know of that belongs to a country and that obviously belongs to the wealthiest family on the planet.
“The possibilities that open up are of course immense. With the Super League, the whole world was justifiably upset about it.
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"It’s basically like the Super League now – just for one club. Then Newcastle are guaranteed to play a dominant role in world football for the next 20 or 30 years.
“You can mess up a lot with money, but in the long run there are too many good people running around in football and Newcastle will find them too.
"Accordingly, this is how it is now. It wasn’t my choice and we are just living with the facts now.
“There is no other way to do it. But since no one has said anything so great, I’m not ready to really give my opinion now, whether I think that’s good or bad.
Newcastle's takeover was completed last week (Image: GETTY)