Amanda Staveley has blamed other Premier League clubs for ending a Saudi-backed bid to buy Newcastle United.
Staveley was the businesswoman behind the deal, which would have seen Mike Ashley hand over the reins for £300m.
But the consortium, backed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, announced on Thursday that it had withdrawn its bid.
"We are heartbroken obviously," Staveley told The Times."Of course we do [blame the Premier League]. They had a chance, they say we have not answered all the questions and we have done so.
"The other clubs in the Premier League didn't want it to happen.
"We are so heartbroken for the Newcastle fans as the investment that was going to go into the club, especially with everything happening with Brexit and Covid-19, would have been so important. This is catastrophic for them. It has been going on for so long and the opportunity was there."
