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Newcastle’s Jonjo Shelvey “wanted beer” too with jubilant fans outside St James’ Park
Newcastle fans when their £300million takeover was announced last week.The Magpies are now under new ownership after Mike Ashley sold his shares to a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, whose arrival makes them one of the wealthiest clubs in world football.Bin Salman's Public Investment Fund is reportedly worth a staggering £320billion, handing Newcastle serious financial muscle.When the takeover was confirmed last Thursday, ecstatic Toon fans flocked to St James' Park to celebrate; drinking beer, singing chants and letting off flares in their hundreds.And Shelvey, who has spent the last six years at the club, admits he came close to joining the party."Those scenes outside the stadium were incredible," the