Rafa Benitez, Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane: The shock bookmakers odds as £300m Newcastle United takeover gets closer

If Newcastle United fans were beginning to get themselves carried away at the prospect of new owners, then the bookmakers definitely have.

Only the Premier League stand in the way of the Magpies going under new ownership as they carry out their relevant checks.

And the involvement of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia has got fans – and bookies – dreaming of new ambitions, players and managers.

Scroll and click through the pages to see the shock odds the bookies are offering:

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14/1 - Newcastle to finish in the top 4 in the 2020/21 Premier League season | Getty Images Photo: Ben Radford

20/1 - Newcastle to sign either Harry Kane or Jadon Sancho before January 2021 | Getty Images Photo: Laurence Griffiths

25/1 - Newcastle to win the Champions League in any of the next 5 seasons after 2019/20 | Getty Images Photo: OLI SCARFF

25/1 - Newcastle to sign either Kylian Mbappe or Neymar before January 2021 | Getty Images Photo: PHILIPPE DESMAZES