Newcastle United could have new owners soon, with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund looking to bankroll a £300 million takeover.
Despite the delays, owner Mike Ashley is expected to eventually make way, with the Premier League’s directors’ and owners’ test the only hurdle left to scaled.
Newcastle will have the needed funds to buy the best players available in subsequent transfer markets post-takeover, and while Alan Shearer only dreams of seeing Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe in a Magpies shirt, PiF could make it really happen.
“I would very much like Kylian Mbappe to come (to the Premier League).