The first week of May is nearly complete and Newcastle United still hasn’t changed hands.There have been reports for over a month now that a Saudi-backed consortium led by Amanda Staveley is set to take over the club in a £300m deal yet there’s been no official confirmation.Supporters are understandably getting quite anxious as they’d like to see Mike Ashley’s 13-year reign come to an end ahead of next season.
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The Athletic’s George Caulkin has provided an encouraging update on the matter in response to one fan on Twitter. He claims that it is still in the Premier League’s hands – but there’s no deadline involved and there’s no exclusivity as the deal HAS been signed off.
He said:
There are other factors to consider, too, such as the current climate the country finds themselves in. Lockdown has hardly made measures easier, so the process has taken a bit longer than it normally would.
Four weeks, eight weeks, any amount of weeks – it’s surely only a matter of time before the Magpies enter a new era.
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