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Gareth Bale is a ‘priority firm for potential new Newcastle owners as they seek to unite him with admirer Mauricio Pochettino’ if the Saudi-backed consortium receives the green light to complete the £ 300m acquisition this week
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Gareth Bale has reportedly been designated as his priority summer signing by new potential Newcastle owners as he tries to make his mark in the Premier League.
The magpies are currently the subject of a £ 300 million offer from a wealthy group of investors, including the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.
That offer has been accepted by current Newcastle owner Mike Ashley, but the Premier League must give the go-ahead before it gets a rubber stamp.
Potential new Newcastle owners want Gareth Bale to be their big summer signing
The Saudi consortium believes they have the cash and the strategy to persuade Bale to join the club.
Bale is disadvantaged in Madrid after being close to leaving the club for China last summer
A decision is likely to be made after a league chiefs meeting this week and could see Newcastle handover a sizable transfer war chest if approved.
If he continues, Spanish media Marca has reported that Bale is his first choice summer goal and is confident they have the cash and strategy to convince him to join the club.
Newcastle is eager to name Mauricio Pochettino, who greatly admires Bale, as his new manager, as he previously admitted that he would have liked to sign him during his time as head of the Spurs.
Bale was on the verge of leaving Madrid last summer after Zinedine Zidane made public that the Welshman was no longer part of his plans for the first team.
Potential new Newcastle owners also hope to appoint Mauricio Pochettino as manager
Pochettino’s appointment could persuade Bale to make a shock move northeast
But after appearing to be on the verge of moving to the Chinese Super League Jiangsu Suning team, Madrid shut down the movement at the 11th hour.
This summer will be the first time that Tottenham has not refused to re-sign Bale in the event that another club makes an offer for his services.
A clause was inserted into Bale’s contract as part of the move that led him to join Madrid in 2013, stating that the Spurs had 72 hours to bid if a rival team made him an offer.
However, that clause expired on June 30, 2019, which means Newcastle won’t have to worry about a rival offer from their old club.
Bale has spent this season in and out of Madrid’s starting XI, scoring three goals in 18 appearances in all competitions.
