Mike Ashley

10 May 2021 - 2:51 PM

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Alamy | Mike Ashley after yet another legal battle - leaving the High Court in London with his PR and legal team.

Mike Ashley - Newcastle’s enigmatic retail genius

  • Unconventional tycoon turned a single shop into Britain’s biggest retail empire. 21 years ago Ashley turned whistleblower and reported his rivals to the Office of Fair Trading.
  • Since taking over Newcastle in 2007, record has been defined by underachievement. 
  • Hopes of selling club scuppered by potential Saudi investors’ unwillingness to engage with Premier League scrutiny. – but Ashley wants payback from EPL.
  • Last week Mike Ashley filed a lawsuit against the Premier League for its role in the club's collapsed takeover by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

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