Newcastle confirm multiple £100m buyout bids

ESPN Soccernet, 6 Jul 2009
Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has received at least two offers of £100m for the club.
Managing director Derek Llambias confirmed on Monday that several bids at the sportswear magnate's asking price have been tabled as hopes of a quick sale grow.
Llambias is understood to have shown a Malaysian consortium around St James' Park and the club's training ground last week, while the Singapore-based Profitable Group and former chairman Freddy Shepherd are known to have held discussions with Seymour Pierce, the investment bank handling the sale.
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