Premier League chairman resigns after just 18 months in the role following fierce backlash over Newcastle’s £305m Saudi-led takeover

 

An announcement about his departure could be made in the coming days, an executive at one top-flight club said.

 

All 20 top-flight clubs are understood to have been briefed on the situation.

Mr. Hoffman’s impending resignation follows weeks of unrest about the decision to allow the £305m purchase of Newcastle by a consortium spearheaded by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.