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Super League Rugby Side Salford Owner Marwan Koukash Looking To Acquire NRL Club

Super League rugby side Salford Red Devils Owner Marwan Koukash is "looking to buy" a National Rugby League club to "partner his Super League team," according to the BBC. The millionaire businessman and racehorse owner "has been linked with a move" for Newcastle Knights. Koukash said when asked if "he could buy a club" in Australia, "Is it likely? It's very, very likely. But it needs to be the right deal for me personally, for the club in Australia and for my vision of what I'm trying to create -- an international partnership for Salford and an NRL club. I have no intention of leaving Salford." Crowd numbers dropped during a "disappointing" '14 campaign, "and the Kuwait-born businessman believes that is as much to do with problems at the AJ Bell Stadium as their results." Koukash previously stated the club "wanted to buy the ground in Barton, a facility they share with Premiership rugby union side Sale Sharks, but wants supporters to match his ambition." Koukash: "This stadium is a fantastic stadium. It's one of the best rugby league stadiums in this country but there are issues that need to be addressed; accessibility, matchday experience, etc" (BBC, 9/18).

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