Newcastle hit with demand for £3.2m over ‘deliberate’ failure to pay tax on transfers | Newcastle United

Newcastle United have been hit with a demand for £3.2m from HM Revenue and Customs over a “deliberate” failure to pay tax, according to official disclosures that relate to a near decade-long investigation into player transfers under the club’s former owner, Mike Ashley.

The Tyneside club, who have been owned by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund since 2021, owe HMRC £1.9m in tax and…