Alan Shearer reveals his Newcastle United takeover fear
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Amanada Staveley, backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and billionaire property investors Simon and David Reuben, has agreed a £300million deal for the club.
The Premier League are now running their owners’ and directors’ test on the club’s prospective owners.
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Hide AdHowever, Shearer, writing in The Sun, said: “Like so many Newcastle fans, I refuse to get excited until the sale of the club actually goes through. I’m reluctant to get my hopes up. We’ve been here before, so what is the point?
“There are still questions to be answered. We are yet to hear about the finance of the deal and still haven’t heard anything from Mike Ashley or the prospective buyers. With Ashley, once it gets close, he may well try to move the goalposts. So, until the deal is done, I remain cautious.”