The Magpies issued an official statement: "The board of Newcastle United can today confirm that the club is for sale at the price of £100million.
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The Magpies issued an official statement: "The board of Newcastle United can today confirm that the club is for sale at the price of £100million.
"Interested parties should contact Newcastle United at admin@nufc.co.uk (or Keith Harris at Seymour Pierce) for further details.
"The club will not be making any further comment at the present time."
Ashley bought the club for £134.4million in May 2007 ... it was either that or have a holiday in Las Vegas.
Alan Shearer, who has indicated a willingness to take on the role of manager on a permanent basis, is due to return from a short break later today and will be looking for an early answer over whether or not he is wanted after several rounds of talks.
However, there is little prospect of Ashley and managing director Derek Llambias making hard and fast decisions while the ownership issue remains unresolved.
There are understood to be several interested parties, but we've heard that one before. Do you remember when Llambias said there were SEVEN "interested parties"?
The man was either sniffing glue or uttering his usual load of bullshit!