The odds on a Newcastle United takeover happening in 2020 are just 6/4 after suggestions that a Middle East consortium are set to buy the club from Mike Ashley.
Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been repeatedly linked with the purchase of Newcastle, and Paddy Power make it just 2/1 for that to happen in 2020.
Supporters have boycotted matches this season to protest Mike Ashley’s ownership, and the odds of him selling before the year is out are now 6/4.
Elsewhere, with Bin Salman said to have previously made a bid for Manchester United, the odds of a successful purchase of the club this year are 6/1.
That price falls again to 5/1 in 2021 or 5/2 by 2025, as unrest around the Glazers’ ownership continues among fans.
It’s rated just 5/1 that Man United’s owners choose to sell the club this year, or 14/1that they don’t sell the club for the next 10 years.
Spokesman Paddy Power said: “Both Newcastle and Manchester United have been linked with Saudi takeovers, but we make it more likely that Mike Ashley decides to sell up than the Glazers.
“Though the new choice of owner is more than questionable, it’s short-priced for the Glazers to sell Man United this year and even shorter that Ashley offloads Newcastle.”
Newcastle United takeover odds
6/4 Mike Ashley to sell Newcastle this year
2/1 Newcastle United to be sold to Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2020
5/2 Bin Salman to buy Manchester United by 2025
5/1 Newcastle United to be sold to Bin Salman in 2021
5/1 The Glazers to sell Manchester United this year
5/1 Man United to be sold to Bin Salman in 2021
6/1 Man United to be sold to Bin Salman this year
8/1 Mike Ashley not to sell Newcastle in the next five years
14/1 The Glazers not to sell Man United in the next 10 years
