Newcastle United
Newcastle United could hire 60-year-old Spaniard as new manager after takeover: report
Rafa Benitez will be offered the opportunity to return as the Newcastle United manager when the ongoing takeover from PCP Capital Partners, backed by the Saudi Public Investment Fund, is complete. The Saudi-based consortium agreed on a deal worth £300m to buy the club from Mike Ashley last month and an announcement over the takeover is imminent with the prospective new owners having passed the Premier League’s Director’s and Owner’s test. In recent weeks, Mauricio Pochettino has been highlighted as the prime candidate to replace Steve Bruce as the next Magpies boss but 90min claims that the prospective new owners prefer the return of Benitez in the club’s dugout. The 60-year-old is currently contracted to Chinese Super League side Dalian Professional and the Tyneside outfit would need...
Report: Newcastle want £71m World Cup-winning defender post-takeover
According to Bild, Newcastle United are planning to lure Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernandez to St. James’ Park this summer, with their prospective £300 million takeover set to hugely boost their transfer coffers. The France international, a key player for the side at the Russia 2018 World Cup, is out of favour at the Bundesliga side, featuring in just 14 games this term. Despite being able to play at both left-back and centre-back, the forms of Alphonso Davies and David Alaba in the respective positions have limited Hernandez’s playing chances, and a summer exit could be on the cards. The 24-year-old cost Bayern £71 million last summer, and the club will look to recoup the fees if they decide to let him go. Newcastle wouldn’t have a problem meeting their demands post-takeover, and...
‘Nothing has changed yet’ – Telegraph & Sky journalists pour cold water on NUFC takeover greenlight claim
The Sun reported last night that the Premier League had given the green light for the Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund takeover of Newcastle United to go ahead. The news outlet claimed that an official announcement is set to be made on or before June 1, with only the transfer of funds and paperwork left to be sorted as the PIF have passed the Premier League’s Directors’ and Owners’ test. However, Telegraph’s Luke Edwards has reported that while the takeover remains imminent, there has been no official or unofficial notification from Premier League given to anyone currently involved in running/ownership of the Magpies that they are going to greenlight the takeover. There has been no official or unofficial notification from Premier League given to anyone currently involved in running/ow...
‘OMGGGGGG’, ‘Scenessssss’ – Some NUFC fans react to Forbes takeover update
According to Forbes, the English Premier League has given approval to the agreed deal between Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Mike Ashley over the sale of Newcastle United. PIF are financing a £300 million takeover of the Saint James’ Park outfit, with 80% of the shares set to belong to them post-takeover. David and Simon Reuben will own 10%, while Amanda Staveley, who has fronted the bid all along through PCP Capital Partners, will own the remaining 10%. It has been almost six weeks since reports first emerged that Ashley has agreed to sell Newcastle to PIF, and fans have been left frustrated as the delay drags on. However, many of them reckon Forbes reporting it at this stage means the takeover is all but certain, and here is how some of them have reacted to it on Twitter:...
Report: Newcastle United can offer more wages to midfielder target than Arsenal
According to TuttoJuve, Newcastle United can offer more wages to Juventus central midfielder Adrien Rabiot than Arsenal and Everton. It has been reported by the Italian news outlet that Newcastle, Arsenal and Everton are all interested in signing the former Paris Saint-Germain star from Italian giants Juventus in the summer transfer window. The report has added that the France international central midfielder’s mother and agent has spoken to Everton and Arsenal. However, according to the report, it is Newcastle who can offer more wages to the 25-year-old than their Premier League rivals Arsenal and Everton. Good signing for Newcastle United? Rabiot is a very good central midfielder who has extensive experience of playing in Europe, and the 25-year-old would be a brilliant signing for Newca...
Report claims PIF have passed owners & directors test with official announcement set for June 1
According to The Sun, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund have passed the Premier League’s Directors’ and Owners’ test and have been given the go-ahead to complete their £300 million takeover of Newcastle United. Transferring of funds to soon-to-be ex-Magpies owner Mike Ashley is the only thing left to be sorted, and an official announcement is expected to be made on or around June 1 after the paperwork is processed. PIF deposited a nonrefundable £17 million through financier Amanda Staveley’s PCP Capital Partners last month as they were confident of getting the deal over the line, and they will now part with the remainder very soon. Staveley is expecting official word from the Premier League next week, with her firm set to own 10% of Newcastle. The Reuben Brothers will take charge of an...
Report: Newcastle United competing with Everton for versatile teen
According to France Football, Newcastle United and Everton are interested in signing Mohammed Kudus from FC Nordsjaelland in the summer transfer window. The report in the French publication has claimed of interest in the 19-year-old from Rennes as well. According to WhoScored, the Ghana international, who can operate as a forward or as a midfielder, has scored nine goals in 19 league matches for Nordsjaelland this season. France Football has claimed that Kudus’s current contract with the Danish Superliga outfit runs until December 2021. One for the future Kudus is a very talented and promising young attack-minded player who will only get better and improve in the coming years. The teenager has already made his senior debut for the Ghana national football team, and it is clear that he will ...
‘Keep earning a big amount of money’: Brazilian legend urges player to join Newcastle
Rivaldo has told Betfair that Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale should move to Newcastle United in the summer transfer window. The Brazilian legend, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002 and the Champions League with AC Milan in 2003, has explained why a switch to Newcastle in the Premier League would suit the former Tottenham Hotspur winger. According to Marca, the Magpies are interested in securing the services of the Wales international winger this summer. The Guardian has reported that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund are set to buy Newcastle from current owner Mike Ashley. Rivaldo, who won La Liga twice with Barcelona, has outlined the reasons why Bale should make a move to St. James’ Park if he gets an offer from the Magpies. Rivaldo told Betfair: “Newcastle should receive...
‘Two hurdles left’, ‘Next week’ – Daily Mail journalist delivers latest on NUFC takeover
According to Daily Mail’s Craig Hope, nothing is expected until next week at earliest as far as the Newcastle United takeover is concerned, with the Premier League approval and the transfer of funds to owner Mike Ashley the only two hurdles left to be scaled. Appears Sheff U development has nothing to do with NUFC. But re takeover, latest message is nothing expected until next week at earliest. Two hurdles left 1) PL approval 2) transfer funds. Those close to deal expect no issues with either but are placing no timeframe on completion https://t.co/i4cgLmBLwE — Craig Hope (@CraigHope_DM) May 21, 2020 It has been six weeks since Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund started intensifying their efforts to complete the £300 million takeover of the Magpies, with the Premier League’s Directors’ a...
Newcastle reportedly want Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammate Rafael Benitez described as ‘top-class’
According to TuttoJuve, Newcastle United are interested in signing Gonzalo Higuain from Juventus in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that Newcastle could make an offer for the former Real Madrid striker this summer. The report has added that Juventus will offload the Argentine striker on a loan deal if a club are willing to pay his annual salary of €7.5 million (£6.75m) in full. Stats Higuain has been on the books of Juventus and has done well for the Bianconeri, but with his former Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo joining the Italian powerhouse in the summer of 2018, he has struggled to hold the same kind of importance. The 32-year-old spent the first half of the 2018-19 campaign on loan at AC Milan and the second half on loan at Chelsea. The Argentine striker – described...
Townsend admits he never thought reported Newcastle target would become ‘incredible’
Andros Townsend has admitted to Sky Sports that he did not expect his former Tottenham Hotspur teammate and reported Newcastle United target Gareth Bale to become as good a player as he is now. Townsend, who left Newcastle for Crystal Palace in the summer of 2016 after joining the Magpies in January 2016, played with winger Bale at Tottenham. The 28-year-old England international winger has raved about the Wales international winger, and he has admitted that he did not envisage the Real Madrid star becoming as good as he is now. According to Marca, Newcastle are interested in signing Bale from Spanish and European giants Madrid in the summer transfer window. Townsend told Sky Sports when asked if he could always see Bale’s ability at Tottenham: “You ask anyone now, they’ll say they always ...
L’Equipe claims former Spurs boss has rejected an offer to become NUFC manager
According to L’Equipe (via GFFN), Marseille manager Andre Villas-Boas has rejected an offer to succeed Steve Bruce at Newcastle United. The former Tottenham Hotspur boss is on the radar of the Magpies’ prospective new owners as they look to make major changes to the squad once their £300 million takeover goes through. However, Villas-Boas currently has plans to see out the remaining 12 months on his contract at the Ligue 1 outfit despite being offered a considerably better salary by the would-be Newcastle owners. While one ex-Spurs boss has turned them down, another could be taking up the offer and is widely seen as favourite for the job. Mauricio Pochettino is said to have told the incoming owners that he wants to be fully in charge of transfers if he becomes Newcastle manager, and an off...
