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Saudi-funded Newcastle on inexorable path to soccer's summit

FILE - Newcastle United supporters celebrate outside St. James' Park in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, Oct. 7, 2021. English Premier League club Newcastle has been sold to Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund after a protracted takeover and legal fight involving concerns about piracy and rights abuses in the kingdom. AP Photo

Kylian Mbappe has yet to join. There's no sign of Lionel Messi becoming part of the "Toon Army," either. Erling Haaland, meanwhile, has moved elsewhere in the Premier League.

Turns out it's way too soon for Newcastle, the club which all of a sudden has the richest owners in soccer, being the new destination for the "galacticos" of the sport.

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