Newcastle boss Eddie Howe says his faith in the Premier League's owners' and directors' test quelled any fears about becoming Magpies manager.
A year to the day since Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund bought the club, Howe said he understood concerns over the Gulf state's human rights record..
"But for me, the directors' and owners' test ratified by the Premier League, I have faith in that process," he added.
Howe was named Newcastle boss a month after the takeover, on 8 November 2021.
The Saudi-backed consortium purchased the club for £305m last October and have since spent more than £200m on players including Bruno Guimaraes, Kieran Trippier, Sven Botman and Alexander Isak.