According to reports from the Daily Mail, Mike Ashley ‘was hours away from confirming the sale last week’ but the potential Newcastle United owners stopped him from doing so.
The Times and other major media outlets have claimed that a deal in the region of £300 million has been agreed to sell Newcastle.
Previously a deal in the region of £340 million was agreed but it was reduced to £300m as economic circumstances changed.
It has been reported that Amanda Staveley and her partners, the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia and the Reuben brothers have already paid £17 million to Ashley, and it is non-refundable.