Watford were one of 18 Premier League clubs to vote in favour of a temporary block on sponsorship deals linked to a club's owners.

The vote took place on Monday and was brought about following the controversial Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United.

Only Newcastle voted against the block while Manchester City abstained, with both clubs reportedly questioning the legality of the move.

The fear is that Newcastle would be able to use Saudi-based sponsorship deals to navigate their way around financial fair play rules, should they not be blocked from striking such partnerships, with their new owners valued around £250bn.

The vote has resulted in a temporary block put in place, in order for the league to discuss the matter further.

Premier League clubs demanded an emergency meeting following the sale of the Magpies on October 7, with answers sought on how the new owners were able to pass the league's owners' and directors' test.

Yesterday's vote was understood to be one of the measures resulting from that meeting.

Plenty of European clubs have sponsorship deals linked to their owners, including Manchester City, whose stadium, training complex and shirts are sponsored by Etihad, the airline of Abu Dhabi.

City have come into trouble due to breaches of FFP rules, although they successfully overturned a two-year ban from European club competition after they were cleared of major charges around manipulation of sponsorship deals at a Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal last year.

However, the Premier League's own investigation into City for breaching FFP rules has yet to reach a conclusion.

A working party – comprising a cross-section of clubs – is to be set up to investigate what, if any, changes should be made to the striking of lucrative sponsorship deals.

Newcastle have been asked whether they would like to be on it.