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While Qatar had managed to put pressure on England so that Saudi Arabia did not buy Newcastle, such a maneuver would be difficult to envisage in France.
Since Friday, Mourad Boudjellal has been very present in the media. And for good reason, the former president of the RC Toulon is carrying a huge project to buy out theIF. Accompanied by Middle Eastern investors, including Saudis, Mourad Boudjellal intends to send an offer to Frank McCourt. However, since the quack of the sale of Newcastle, doubts remain. And for good reason, while everything seemed complete for the redemption of Magpies by Saudi investment funds, Qatar used its influence to overturn the transaction. Qataris denounce hacking of beIN SPORTS by the Saudi kingdom with the chain beoutQ. Therefore, such a situation could recur in the event that Saudi investment funds attempted to redeem theIF ? According to Pascal Boniface, director of the Institute of International and Strategic Relations, Qatar will find it more difficult to re-issue such threats since the state has the PSG through QSI.
“It is more difficult for them to oppose the takeover of OM”
« It should not be forgotten that in the case of the acquisition of Newcastle, the widow of Jamal Khashoggi (dissident Saudi journalist murdered and dismembered in Turkey by a commando mandated by the kingdom in October 2018, editor’s note) took a position and asked the Premier League not to validate this redemption. This has further discredited the image of MBS. But it is not certain that the widow of Khashoggi (Hatice Cengiz, editor’s note) has as many contacts in France as in the United Kingdom. As for Qatar, in the case of the takeover of OM, the emirate would be judged to take sides. If Qatar opposes it, everyone would say that it is not to have a rival, and therefore it is more difficult for them to oppose the takeover of OM “, Assures the specialist in the geopolitics of sport in an interview with France TV.
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