Owner of Premier League club Newcastle United, Mike Ashley has put the club up for sale.

The Magpies have been relegated twice from the English top flight during Ashley’s 10-year reign.

“Newcastle United requires a clear direction and a path to a bright and successful future,” a club statement said.

“To give the club the best possible opportunity of securing the positioning and investment necessary to take it to the next level, at what is an important time in its history, its present ownership has determined that it is in the best interests of Newcastle United and its fans for the club to be put up for sale.”

“To give the club the best possible opportunity of securing the positioning and investment necessary to take it to the next level, at what is an important time in its history, its present ownership has determined that it is in the best interests of Newcastle United and its fans for the club to be put up for sale.”

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