Court documents published in the United States last month described the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) as "a sovereign instrumentality of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" and PIF governor and Newcastle chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan as "a sitting minister of the Saudi government". The Premier League granted permission for the PIF-led takeover in October 2021 after it received "legally-binding assurances" that the Saudi state would not have control of the club, and was urged to re-examine the takeover by human rights group Amnesty International after the court documents were published.
The Arsenal winger has been sidelined by an ACL injury sustained in November.
Stuart Pearce believes the Arsenal star should win Premier League Player of the Year ahead of Haaland