Steve Bruce has spoken publicly about the possibility of a Middle East takeover at Newcastle United.
With Amanda Staveley, the Reuben brothers and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund awaiting the green light from the Premier League, Bruce has ended his silence on the matter.
Bruce, speaking to Sky Sports, said: “If it's good for Newcastle, and the club are going to try to compete with these teams, to be part of it would be great.
“I would love to see it, and I'd love to be part of it.
“I hope it's where it goes, but in the meantime I'll just crack on, wait, roll my sleeves up and get on with trying to get some results to try and get the club going forward.
"If that happens for Newcastle in the future, then great – I'd be delighted. You do get labelled in the game, and that's why I enjoyed my time managing in the Championship. I'd back myself against most people in that division. But to be in a position where you're actually challenging, and you have a good enough team as Newcastle did in 1995 and under Sir Bobby Robson as well, then it would be wonderful. I'd back myself, of course I would.
"Management, whether you're managing in the lower division or you're right at the top, it's about getting the best out of what you've got.
"And if you can do that, I'd back myself to have a crack at it. I'd be confident that I'd be able to do it.”
When asked if Newcastle managing director Lee Charnley has told him anything, Bruce said: "I have a wonderful working relationship with Lee Charnley and he told me 'when there's something to tell you, Steve, I'll tell you'.
“We've left it at that and gone back to work. I'm in the dark like most other people, and for that, I'm glad, really, because I can't comment on it. It's not worth talking about it as I really don't know."
