Newcastle United Searching for Director of Football as Takeover Nears Completion

As the takeover of Newcastle United crawls closer to its conclusion the club's prospective new owners have begun 'sounding out' candidates for a new role as director of football. Newcastle are the subject of a £300m bid from a consortium led by Amanda Staveley and controversially backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF). Amanda Staveley's (L) financial advisory firm helped broker the sale of Manchester City in 2009 The potential owners are expected to offer a sizeable injection of... Via All the latest breaking football news, transfer rumours, analysis, and match reports - 90min http://www.90min.com/