Newcastle United fans have been left absolutely reeling by fresh takeover reports from The Sun.

They claim that up to ten Premier League clubs could ‘group together’ to block the deal from happening, which comes just a few days after news that there would be a delay after new evidence was submitted for the owners and directors test.

It’s been well over a month since news broke of Mike Ashley potentially selling the northeast outfit for £300m with a Saudi-fronted consortium, involving the PIF, the Reuben brothers and Amanda Staveley leading the charge.

But the longer it has gone on, the more impatient and worried supporters have gotten.

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And this latest revelation hasn’t helped matters with many of the Magpies faithful flocking to social media to deliver their thoughts on the matter.

The Daily Mail ran the story themselves, citing The Sun, and several fans have responded on Twitter.

Here’s what has been said…

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