Newcastle takeover talk returns as new bidder confirms interest
almost 5 years in The guardian
Bellagraph Nova Group offers £280m to Mike Ashley
Shearer and Chopra understood to be helping bid
Newcastle United’s owner, Mike Ashley, is awaiting further developments after another prospective buyer formalised its interest in the club.
The Paris-based Bellagraph Nova Group, which claims to have enlisted the help of former Newcastle strikers Alan Shearer and Michael Chopra, has submitted a letter of intent and proof of funds following the withdrawal of PCP Capital Partners’ largely Saudi-backed bid to buy Ashley out. Continue reading...