Lutz Pfannenstiel has confirmed that Newcastle United contacted him about becoming director of football, however he turned them down in order to take a role at future MLS franchise St Louis City.
The former goalkeeper - who in his nomadic playing days became the only footballer to play on six continents - was serving as managing director at Fortuna Dusseldorf when he says the Premier League side got in touch about taking a role under the ownership of the proposed Saudi-led takeover.
However, before the takeover collapsed, Pfannenstiel says he turned them down because of a lack of a concrete offer as uncertainty about the takeover dragged on for months.