There has been some confusion about Amanda Staveley’s role behind the scenes at Newcastle United. Amanda Staveley has been a director at Newcastle United ever since the completion of the Saudi-backed takeover in October 2021. She bought 10% of the club alongside her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi, while Jamie Reuben took control of another 10%. The other 80% went to PIF, with Yasir Al-Rumayyan becoming the Magpies’ chairman. PIF have all the power on Tyneside and make all the key decisions, but it has been Staveley and the rest of the British contingent who have been running the club since buying o…
