Saudis asked Boris Johnson to intervene in Newcastle United bid

Crown prince warned of damage to Saudi-UK relations if Premier League refusal not corrected'

The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, warned Boris Johnson in a text message that UK-Saudi Arabian relations would be damaged if the British government did not intervene to correct" the Premier League's wrong" decision not to allow a 300m takeover of Newcastle United last year.

Johnson asked Edward Lister, his special envoy for the Gulf, to take up the issue, and Lord Lister reportedly told the prime minister: I'm on the case. I will investigate."