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title: "Newcastle United: Journalist reveals what source close to Mike Ashley have said about Steve Bruce’s future"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
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published: "2021-10-03T20:05:01Z"
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# Newcastle United: Journalist reveals what source close to Mike Ashley have said about Steve Bruce’s future

**A journalist has revealed what top sources close to Mike Ashley have now said about the future of Steve Bruce at Newcastle United.**

### The Lowdown: Poor start

After the 2-1 loss at Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday, the Magpies sit 19th in the table, having picked up no wins and a mere three points from their first seven games ([Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/tables)).

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Of course, Bruce has been in a similar position before and managed to avoid relegation in the end, but it is not a guarantee that he can do so again.

### The Latest: Bruce’s future

Writing in his latest piece for [The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/16311761/bruce-ashley-newcastle-manager-sack-news/), Alan Nixon has revealed what top sources close to both Bruce and Ashley have said about the manager’s future at St James’ Park.

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Ashley will not pull the trigger on Bruce despite the recent poor run of results, as his priority remains finding a buyer and trying to push through the proposed takeover from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) consortium.

The chief executive of Sports Direct also knows that it would take £3m out of his bank account to sack Bruce, plus more to get rid of his backroom staff, while hiring a replacement also takes that bill higher than what he is willing to pay.

### The Verdict: Worth the risk

If results carry on like this, then Newcastle will find themselves in a relegation battle once more under Bruce, who is [far from a popular figure](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/14408058/newcastle-fans-banner-st-james-park-steve-bruce/) among the fan base. Therefore, it is time for Ashley to bite the bullet and bring a new coach in order to offer some fresh ideas and hopefully give a [new manager bounce](https://www.infogol.net/en/blog/football-insights/new-manager-bounce-factor-is-it-real-2012021).

The chances of the takeover going through are far from certain, so the owner must act now before it is too late in terms of their top-flight future.

***In other news,*** [***find out what controversial beIN reveal has been dropped on the takeover***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/takeover-news-premier-league-bein/)