Bitter Premier League clubs are preparing to enforce an 'Anyone But Newcastle' policy in the January transfer window, meaning they will refuse to sell or loan players to the newly-rich Magpies in the hope they get relegated.
There has been serious opposition to Newcastle's recent Saudi-led £305m takeover within the top fight and last month clubs even voted through new rules preventing the new owners from landing lucrative commercial deals.
The takeover has been met with enormous scrutiny because of Saudi Arabia's poor human rights record and the sheer wealth of the nation's Public Investment Fund - which owns 80 per cent of Newcastle.