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Tottenham "unequivocally rejected" an informal expression of interest from a consortium led by Earick last month and insisted the club was not for sale.

Newcastle had not long been taken over by a Saudi-led consortium in a £305m deal which was opposed by human rights campaigners.

It declined to comment on whether it was also looking into the other members of the consortium.

The detention camp contract at Fort Bliss, which could eventually hold 5,000 people, was awarded to a consortium of firms led by a company on the military contracting list for over $1 billion.

London & Valley Water, a consortium of large financial institutions and investors, has submitted proposals which include writing off about a third of the company's near £20bn debt pile and investing to improve services.