A lot of Newcastle United fans have replied to a post from Alan Nixon after he was asked by one Toon fan what he made of the new reported takeover bid from Henry Mauriss.
Nixon responded by asking: ‘Who bids £50m more than the agreed price for a club?’
This seems to suggest that Nixon is not convinced by the validity of Mauriss’ reported bid, and it appears that many Toon fans agree with him.
Do you agree with Nixon?
Yes
No
Exactly Al, it’s nonsense
— Tyler Hutchinson (@HutchTyler) June 17, 2020
Sounds like a mate of Ashley’s. Possibly someone he knows with his American connections. Definitely something I don’t trust about it all.
— Mark Sothcott ? (@marksothcott) June 17, 2020
My thoughts exactly
— spenny mag ???????? (@ste71) June 17, 2020
However, Nixon may be slightly mistaken, because The Chronicle has reported that the actual fee that Amanda Staveley’s consortium agreed on was closer to £340m than the initial £300m that was reported.
So maybe Mauriss’ bid is not a waste of time?
These Toon fans don’t think so, and one fan called Mauriss a timewaster.
Timewaster Al – Still think this deal with Saudis is going through?
— SouthernMagpie (@magpie_southern) June 17, 2020
Fake bidders are always generous ;-). Sometimes sponsored by big (Qatar) propaganda machines
— chris tucker (@christuckersluc) June 17, 2020
An American man who doesn’t exist does apparently.
— ???? (@itsadampalmer) June 17, 2020
he is a con man, he is an American mike Ashley, who is dealing with Qatar for advertising rights in the 2022 world cup, this is a further delaying tactic, he has no interest , mackams might remember another American ellis short, well look at his legacy. https://t.co/B9cYR8XJX6
— michael shaw (@thunderchild127) June 17, 2020
The American’s interest in Newcastle emerged in April, while news of a bid arrived on Wednesday.
The Chronicle then claimed that Mauriss would have to pay a 5% deposit to show that he was serious about buying Newcastle.
However, for now, the attention is on the Staveley bid that is still with the Premier League going through the required checks, with a deposit paid to Mike Ashley in April.
Concerns over piracy have caused huge issues, and the WTO’s report ruled that BeoutQ was based in Saudi Arabia and operated by people from the country.
However, the Premier League has had this information from the WTO’s report since May – so perhaps they are currently working on a resolution.
Either way, though, it is clear that many Newcastle fans do not think Mauriss will emerge as a serious bidder if the Saudi deal falls through.