Newcastle United football chief Paul Mitchell has no doubts about the ambition of chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan.
Al-Rumayyan is the face of Saudi Arabia's investment in Newcastle.
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"He's a very smart man," Mitchell told reporters. "I think he can see that the club is growing, but he's smart enough to know it's moved very quickly over a very short period of time.
"He knows infrastructure is important. He knows people IP is important. He knows a higher overarching framework and strategy is crucial to get to where we want to get to.
"Using terminology like that shows there's a plan and patience. You have got to then deliver and execute across that plan and timescale, but he's a very intelligent owner with what I received on Sunday when we spoke."