American businessman, Henry Mauriss has been reported as the man behind the £350m bid lodged for Newcastle United’s takeover from Mike Ashley according to Sky Sports.

The deal initially was that the Saudi fund (PIF), controlled by Prince Mohammed bin Salman purchase and would hold 80 percent of the club shares, while Amanda Staveley, a British businesswoman notable chiefly for her connections with Middle Eastern investors also to owe 10 percent of the shares and it is expected that she will play a key role in the running of the club.

With further investigations as to who is taking over the Magpies, Henry Mauriss has been revealed.

Per Sky Sports report on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, Mauriss would prefer the takeover to happen before the start of the 2020/21 season

The Premier League mandatory test has taken some time following beIN sports caution to the PL asking authorities to “consider carefully all the implications” of welcoming another Saudi investment.”

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Henry Mauriss is CEO and Chairman of the Board of ClearTV Ltd., a media company that operates a number of television network platforms, including one of the largest television networks for airports in America.

With a commitment to bringing high-quality content to the away-from-home television space – as well as more varied content – Mr. Mauriss has led ClearTV in securing over 200 partnerships with content-providers, some of these being NBC, CBS, Oxygen, HGTV and many more. As CEO, Mr. Mauriss’ leadership has been instrumental in expanding ClearTV’s away-from-home network to an increasing amount of airports and health care facilities around the country.