The recent takeover saga involving the group - including Amanda Staveley and the Reuben brothers - came back alive on Sunday and it has since been claimed PIF and Magpies officials have both submitted paperwork to the Premier League.
They join a long list of names to be linked with purchasing Newcastle – click and scroll through the pages to remind yourself of previous interested parties:
5. Peter Kenyon
The ex-Chelsea chief exec, for months, hit the headlines after stating he had every intention to submit a takeover bid. It went quiet until… well, we’ll come into that in the coming slides. | Getty Images Photo: Jack Dabaghian
6. Chinese consortium
Talk of a bid from a Chinese consortium occurred in 2018 but it would prove to be nothing more than speculation. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
7. Murat Ulker
Ulker - chairman of the company that supplies McVities - was reportedly willing to pay £220m but he soon denied his interest and the involvement of Tom McLoughlin, who claimed to be the family's representative in October 2017. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
8. Amanda Staveley
Staveley reportedly tabled three bids for the Magpies - ranging between 250million to 350million. While things looked rosy, Ashley pulled the plug in January 2018, labelling it frustrating and a "complete waste of time". | PA (Press Association) Photo: Getty Images