Newcastle United’s prospective takeover by a very wealthy Saudi-backed consortium has come with its outlandish rumours, especially considering their worth would put them in the Man City and Paris Saint-Germain bracket.

And those reports have continued this week with the club being linked with an audacious move for former Liverpool target come Real Betis star Nabil Fekir.

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Spanish outlet AS claim the 26-year-old is in the Magpies’ sights along with the likes of Edison Cavani, Philippe Coutinho and Kalidou Koulibaly.

Mark Douglas of the Chronicle as penned a piece in response to the links, which has sparked a reaction from sections of the St James’ Park faithful on Twitter.

The takeover needs to pull through before any such reports can even come to fruition, and even then, it’s hard to gauge whether any are accurate or if they are merely agent talk.

Which is why many Magpies supporters have their doubts.

Here’s how fans have been reacting to Douglas’ post…

AND in other news, Newcastle fans react to new letter opposing takeover deal…