Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce can see Premier League rules preventing them selling to another owner.
Daniel Jowell, the QC acting for Mike Ashley's St James Holdings Ltd in its legal battle with the organising body, claimed at a Competition Appeal Tribunal hearing this week that “a number of major clubs that control or strongly influence the Premier League" had joined media group beIN in lobbying against the proposed sale to a consortium funded in large part by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
Asked if that would surprise him, Magpies head coach Bruce said: “Would it surprise me? No. No, it wouldn't surprise me.
“You wouldn't want another big player on the patch, would you, so it wouldn't surprise me, no."
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