Amanda Staveley’s husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi insists he isn’t trying to string Newcastle fans along

The owner of Newcastle said she wasted her time in 2017 (“Water under the bridge,” she said later), but she was not discouraged. The new project – which has been going on for over a year and saw her try to convince Rafa Benitez to stay so that the deal can be made with him in charge – was a high-stakes game.

October 10, 2021 | 7:21 pm