The statue of Newcastle United hero Alan Shearer will be moved inside the boundaries of St James' Park.
The 10ft (3m) statue was erected in 2016 in Barrack Road, yet it stands outside the grounds of the stadium.
The club's new owners put forward a proposal to move it, which was approved by Newcastle City Council this week.
The statue will now move 115ft (35m) east to a place next to the entrance steps of the ground at the Gallowgate West corner.
The Local Democracy Reporting Service said that would put it back on stadium land and close to the statue of late manager Sir Bobby Robson.