Newcastle United fans woke up to claims on Wednesday morning that their club was weighing up a move for Brazilian start Neymar - and finished it with news that Sean Longstaff had signed a new deal. And it was the latter, most were happy with.
In less than 12 hours fans were dealt the two sides of Newcastle’s summer transfer business - and the windows to come. The wild, unsubstantiated rumours alongside the slow and steady reality that co-owner Amanda Staveley has previously spoken about.
With Newcastle’s owners now deemed by some to be the richest in the world, United fans are going to have to get used to reports not only linking them to every player under the sun but also some of the world’s best. The owners have ambitions, in time, to see Newcastle be one of the world’s best and it's that ambition that will feed the rumours this summer.
