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The multi-club model will continue to thrive in the Premier League according to a new report which cites growing appetite for owners to own “stables” of football clubs.
The Northern Notebook revealed last year that Newcastle and Southampton were leading a group of Premier League clubs looking to establish networks of clubs.
i understands there’s a firm belief in the takeover industry that Newcastle United’s ownership group will eventually look to establish a network of clubs similar to Manchester City’s “City Group”, with independent intermediaries making enquiries about what is available in Europe and beyond on their behalf.
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The report – by Norton Rose Fulbright – says the multi-club model trend “will continue to thrive” and says there are now 181 clubs across the world where the owner has a significant stake in another club.
Newcastle keep tabs on Brazilian wonderkid
Newcastle are continuing to build their network in Brazil, with the club holding an interest in 18-year-old Vasco de Gama wonderkid Andrey Santos.
Santos has attracted interest from Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain but Newcastle – whose chief scout Steve Nickson is “firmly embedded” in the South American market – are hoping to use their new status and contacts in Brazil to work on a deal.
The teenager is a box-to-box midfielder who is viewed as one of Brazil’s hottest prospects, already commanding an asking price of nearly £30m. But local reports have suggested Newcastle are willing to meet that fee.
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Fan-led review up in the air
There is still “everything to play for” when it comes to football’s fan-led review, with campaigners believing there remains a clear appetite for reform of the national sport in the heart of government.
There were fears new Prime Minister Liz Truss might veto the review, which proposes radical changes in football governance and a new independent regulator, as she talks up cutting red tape and legislation around business.
Truss has backed the review in the past but she has appointed Matthew Sinclair as one of her most influential advisors. He is a former chief executive of the right-leaning Tax Payers’ Alliance and that organisation has carried articles questioning the need for a fan-led review in the past.
But sources have played down fears the fan-led review will be scrapped or significantly watered down, stating there’s “still everything to play for” with the new Government. Indeed those who have advocated and contributed to the fan-led review – published last year – believe there is now an even more compelling case for the changes included in Tracey Crouch’s report given what has happened over the past 12 months in the sport.
The Premier League has opposed certain parts of the fan-led review and is against an independent regulator, arguing the clubs can regulate themselves. But critics say they have failed to rein in the big six even in the wake of the European Super League fiasco and there was much horse trading around the much-publicised owners’ charter which all 20 clubs were required to sign up to.
Despite lobbying from the Premier League, in the end it will probably come down to politics and the ideas in the fan-led review and the establishment of an independent regulator are popular with fans. Labour have also pledged to back the reforms in the independent review in full, which will put further pressure on Truss.
A white paper setting out the next steps is believed to be on the way soon.
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