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Newcastle warned of reduction in PIF spending

Ansser Sadiq
Newcastle warned of reduction in PIF spending
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Newcastle United face another financial squeeze that could impact their ability to sign players.

The Magpies have been hamstrung by Financial Fair Play and PSR over the past two years.

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Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has confirmed it will be scaling back foreign investments.

Newcastle chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan is the governor of the PIF, who will be focusing on the domestic economy and 2034 World Cup.

"But then (the international investments of the fund) increased from 2 per cent all the way up to 30 per cent," Al-Rumayyan revealed, as quoted by the Financial Times. 

"Now our target is to bring it down to a range between 18 to 20 per cent."