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A £300m deal agreed, bid backed by Saudi Arabia's crown prince: How close Newcastle are to takeover

Newcastle United are in talks with Amanda Staveley over the sale of the Premier League club.

So is this finally the end of Mike Ashley's 13-year reign as owner? Supporters certainly hope so.

Here, our North East correspondent CRAIG HOPE talks us through what we know so far…

Amanda Staveley is in talks with Newcastle over a huge takeover of the Premier League club

As of now, Wednesday afternoon, what is the state of play?

We know that Staveley and Newcastle are engaged in talks, that much is evident by the documents filed at Companies House and signed by representatives of both parties.