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title: "Newcastle United fans share opinion on potential new owners"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ben Crump"
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published: "2020-04-03T12:51:03Z"
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# Newcastle United fans share opinion on potential new owners

Many Newcastle United fans have reacted to latest news involving a [potential takeover of the club.](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/03/29/newcastle-uniteds-340m-takeover-saudi-arabias-sovereign-wealth/)

[The Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8176561/Sports-Direct-tycoon-Mike-Ashley-ready-sell-Newcastle.html) claimed that current owner Mike Ashley was keen to sell the club if a consortium led by Amanda Staveley submitted the right bid.

[Ashley took over Newcastle in 2007](https://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=432896&cc=5901), and the much criticised owner is now reportedly happy to look at offers for the club.

Whilst the [report](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8176561/Sports-Direct-tycoon-Mike-Ashley-ready-sell-Newcastle.html) reiterates those claims, it is confirmed that no official bid has been received by Sports Direct owner Ashley, [despite claims that Staveley’s consortium which is a Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIP)](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/03/29/newcastle-uniteds-340m-takeover-saudi-arabias-sovereign-wealth/), have submitted paperwork to the Premier League.

With the current standstill in football, it remains to be seen if a deal could go through at the present time, and [The Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8176561/Sports-Direct-tycoon-Mike-Ashley-ready-sell-Newcastle.html) claim that the Premier League are not interested in paperwork until a deal is agreed by all parties.

Calls for Ashley to sell Newcastle have been frequently heard from fans of the club over recent years, but the 55-year-old businessman has been determined to find success with the club, [claiming he would not sell until he had won a trophy, back in 2015.](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/9863241/mike-ashley-says-he-will-not-sell-newcastle-united-until-he-has-won-trophy)

With the rumours taking to social media, many Newcastle fans have reacted with hope at the news of a potential sale and below are just some of the posts on Twitter.

> Twitter: @GraemeBailey Seems to me everytime Ashley has a bit of bad press, a takeover rumour comes out. Dont believe a word. #NUFC (@IJM9694)

> Twitter: Pif apparently opening office in london in relation to takeover of newcastle united. Believe it when it happens. As… https://t.co/KCDXAZNVxt (@m\_turnbull78)

> Twitter: @DStorey89 @ChronicleNUFC @MsiDouglas It’s actually pretty simple when you realize that a takeover is not, nor ever was, happening. (@OhioToon)

> Twitter: I cannot think of anything more typical of Newcastle United, than for us to wait 10 years for a takeover only for i… https://t.co/3PK51Xb466 (@AdamClery)

> Twitter: @NewcastleFansTV Let’s hope and pray he sells the club quickly then (@mickey\_marr)

> Twitter: @GraemeBailey he’s not going to accept under £300m. it’s a year & half of turnover, that’s not happening (@IntravenusMP)

> Twitter: @GraemeBailey So basically it ain’t happening (@graemepilkingto)