Lots of Newcastle fans have been reacting after Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie shared his views on the latest takeover rumours, and it’s fair to say the Toon Army are trying their utmost best not to get excited.
It’s the January transfer window, it’s season ticket renewal time and we all know what happens next. According to the Wall Street Journal, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund is in talks to buy Newcastle from Mike Ashley for about £340m.
The report claims that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is behind the interest, and is working with a group of investors organised by British financier Amanda Staveley, which will of course set alarm bells ringing for Magpies fans – Staveley was part of a separate failed attempt to buy the club back in the 2017/18 season.
Downie seems fairly optimistic about the rumours though, stating on Twitter that the typical cynicism around this news surfacing during the transfer window may be misplaced due to the fact that the club have already signed two players, while he also states that the figure quoted in the report is ‘around Ashley’s asking price’.
And before anyone says “perfect timing, it’s the transfer window!” please remember they’ve brought in two new signings with at least one more to come next week. The timing is a coincidence, and probably reflective of recent league points on the board.
— Keith Downie (@SkySports_Keith) January 25, 2020
Unsurprisingly though, most of the fans are having none of it, as you can see in the Twitter reactions down below…
It’s more perfect timing because it’s season ticket renewal time
— Kris (@Kris_Newcastle) January 25, 2020
😴😴😴😴😴
— Scott Gibbons1989 (@Scott_Gibbons89) January 25, 2020
Howay man Keith. Don’t keep getting mugged off by Mike
— Chris Steele (@ChrisSteele90) January 25, 2020
Brought two loans in for pennies, praise the lord
— Scott Gibbons1989 (@Scott_Gibbons89) January 25, 2020
The two new signings were loans Keith.
— Toon Army Cleveland (@ToonArmyTheLand) January 25, 2020
Reckon it’s worth sticking a fiver on Mbappe to come before the 31st then Keith 😂😂😂
— Josh (@JoshParker3) January 25, 2020
For those of you that believe this story, would you like to buy some magic beans?
— Gary Stamp 🔪 (@TheDuckyEgg) January 25, 2020
Its rubbish. Season ticket renewals coming up. Don’t get duped.
— David Pattie (@davidgpattie) January 25, 2020
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