Sports Direct tycoon Ashley is fighting the Premier League to seek approval of the sale of the club, thought to have been agreed at £340m, through the top flight’s owners’ and directors’ test. Sign up to our daily newsletter The i newsletter cut through the noise Sign up Thanks for signing up! Submitting...Bob Murray, chairman of Sunderland, watches from the stands during the Barclays Premiership match between Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers at the Stadium of Light on March 25, 2006 in Sunderland, England. I am close to them and I like what they do.”And speaking of Ashley, Murray continued: “I have got nothing to do with the current owner, I wouldn’t be seen with him. “They (the Premier League) do their financial due diligence but just because someone has got the money doesn’t mean they’re fit for the job.

Source: BBC April 22, 2021 10:18 UTC