Newcastle United: Ex-Man Utd & Chelsea chief Peter Kenyon heads takeover consortium

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Former Chelsea and Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon is heading a consortium that is in talks to buy Newcastle United.



Current owner Mike Ashley said in an interview this week that discussions over a sale "are at a more progressed stage than they have ever been".
It is believed a potential deal with Kenyon is what Ashley was referring to

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