Furious Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is demanding answers after details of a Saudi takeover bid, which had sparked accusations of “sportswashing” by human rights campaigners, were leaked. While we welcome interest from potential buyers for NUFC, we remain sceptical about Mike Ashley’s willingness to sell the club. Our message to Mike Ashley: Prove sceptics like us who believe that you are unwilling to sell our football wrong. A statement said: “Our message to Mike Ashley: prove the sceptics like us, who believe that you are unwilling to sell our football club, wrong. “Sell Newcastle United to a party that has the ambition to make us the top-six club we were before you took control.

Source: Express January 27, 2020 19:07 UTC