Newcastle United's new owners will move Alan Shearer's statue on to the stadium's boundaries.
The Shearer statue was erected by the city council in 2016 when Mike Ashley would not entertain the idea of it being placed close to the Sir Bobby Robson statue near the Gallowgate End.
But a council notice near the ground shows clearly that a planning application has been submitted and providing there are no objections, Shearer will be moved to "home" turf.
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Ashley's reasoning to not allow the £250,000 statue to be placed in a more prominent position is thought to be down to his breakdown in communications with the legendary number 9.
The former owner also hauled Shearer's name off the stadium bar and renamed it "Nine" in what was deemed another bitter swipe by supporters.
Shearer was asked about the statue's location last year and told Sky's Gary Neville: "It’s not on the club’s grounds. It’s about 10 yards outside of the club for whatever reason. Ask Mike, my friend Mike, ask Mike why he wouldn’t, or Lee Charnley, why they wouldn’t allow it inside the ground."
And on the bar's change in name, Shearer said: "Yeah, there was a bar at that end, Gallowgate end, named after me, but soon after when Mike came in that went to number Nine bar and not Shearer's anymore."
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