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Meet Amanda Stavely: The financial fixer helps Middle Eastern multi-millionaires purchase football clubs and is now on the verge of a £300m deal for Newcastle... but who is the former model who once rejected the chance to marry into the Royal Family?

In early 2009, she was described as 'the beautiful woman who has shaken up the beautiful game' – the financial fixer who helped Middle Eastern multi-millionaires purchase football clubs.

Eleven years later, Amanda Staveley is still dabbling in the art of takeovers, and perhaps coming towards the end of a pursuit that has left Newcastle United fans exhausted.

The sale of this North East institution is one which has been on, off, then on again, then off again.

Amanda Staveley appears to finally be closing in on a u00a3300m takeover deal for Newcastle
Staveley was described as the 'Queen of British football' after the 2008 Man City takeover
Staveley, pictured at St James' Park in October 2017, is in talks with owner Mike Ashley
Staveley and husbandu00a0Mehrdad Ghodoussi at a gala event in 2015 - they have a child together

Staveley and husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi at a gala event in 2015 - they have a child together

But should Mike Ashley eventually sign on that dotted line, take his £300million and Sports Direct signage with him, those supporters will tell you it was all worth it.