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Newcastle's owners-in-waiting have access to a £320bn fund that has fans dreaming of a return to the top but FFP rules mean this will be no overnight success story... and they must heed warnings of Manchester City's plight

For Newcastle United supporters, after 13 long years, there is finally light at the end of the tunnel after crawling through the muck of the Mike Ashley regime.

Toon Twitter has been awash with fans declaring it the time for ‘cans’ in celebration of the Sports Direct tyrant finally relinquishing power at St James’ Park, and, on paper, the good news doesn’t stop there.

The prospective new owners - a consortium backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund – are on the cusp of tying up a £300m that would rocket the club to the top of the Premier League financial charts.