Newcastle United's prospective takeover continues to rumble on into the second half of May but The Sun's Alan Nixon believes it could be a little longer before any official announcement.

On Monday, the Premier League announced a return to training starting today as part of their 'Project Restart' plans to get the remaining fixtures underway.

That's on top of having to do their due diligence in the owners and directors test for the consortium wanting to purchase the Magpies.

Nixon also claims that they'll need to shuffle a few more papers though he also states that it should still happen, which is reflected in the odds at www.betting.co.uk, so a sign of encouragement, perhaps.

He said:

It's been well over a month since reports first emerged suggesting that Mike Ashley was going to sell up after 13 years at the helm, and while fans at St James' Park are losing their minds at the length of time it's taking, the current circumstances facing football and the wider country are paramount right now.

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