Where are Newcastle in bid to be the best by 2030?

Where are Newcastle in bid to be the best by 2030?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Reuben family and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) were part of a consortium that took over Newcastle United in October 2021ByCiaran KellyNewcastle United reporterPublished3 minutes agoCommentsThree years, seven months and 21 days. That is how long it took for Manchester City to win their first Premier League title following the club's takeover by the Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008.Memories of such a relatively swift transformation were still fresh in the minds of top-flight executives after Newcastle United's Saudi-led buyout in 2021."There was quite a lot of fear in the other clubs because they thought it was going to be another Manchester City," a source said.The reality proved a little different.Newcastle may have gone on to end a 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy by lifting the EFL Cup in 2025.Eddie Howe's side may have qualified for the Champions League in 2023 and 2025.But the regulatory landscape has changed dramatically since Manchester City first set out to disrupt the established order, as football finance expert Kieran Maguire succinctly explained."The challenge for Newcastle United is in the era of PSR (profit and sustainability rules) and now SCR (squad-cost ratio), it is very much geared towards preserving the status quo," he said.A huge revenue gap still to bridgeNewcastle, nonetheless, had big ambitions from the outset.They may have been in deep relegation trouble at the time, but former owner Amanda Staveley made it clear in her opening round of interviews that the club's aim was to win the Premier League within a decade.There was a concern elsewhere in the top flight that Newcastle could look to finance such a push within the rules by turbocharging revenues through lucrative sponsorship deals with Saudi companies.As BBC Sport previously reported, an unnamed executive contacted the Premier Lea...