Whilst not knowing anything on the particulars of the bid done a little digging and the BN group appear legit. They reportedly have revenue of 12 billion dollars, although how much is theirs and how much is money they manage seems unclear. The business is run out of Paris by Evangeline Shen and Terence and Nelson Loh .
The BN group seem to have specialized in luxury, consumer lifestyle and technology, financial services, and real estate. No real information as to them being at all involved in anything regarding sport except they have appointed a former racing and F1 presenter Claire Jedrek in the media department.
As for Chopra he was one of the first to mention the Saudi interest last year and hinted a few weeks ago that something was on the horizon with a tweet that said "Get the cans from the bin and put them back in the fridge Geordies watch this space".
The Gazette article TNMW posted implies there is much work to be done though saying it "understands that all the paperwork required at this stage, including proof of funds, has now been lodged with Ashley’s lawyers. The group is ready to pay a non-refundable deposit of £250,000 to access the club’s “data room”."
If that's the case nothing has been accepted by Ashley and there's not a cat in hell's chance this could be done before the start of the new season. So many hurdles to be negotiated and of course will the Premier League prefer the colour of Singaporean money rather than Saudi money ? Best ask Liverpool and Spurs then.
Ps: With what's emerged in the last day or so safe to say this utter bollocks .