Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi pen heartfelt goodbyes to Newcastle's fanbase

Moments after Newcastle United officially announced that Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi would be selling their share in the club, the couple said their goodbyes via social media.

Friday night brought confirmation of the news that had been circling for a couple of days that Amanda Staveley and her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi would be selling their minority share in Newcastle United.

As per the press release put out by the club, their shares will be divided between the PIF and RB Sports & Media leading to an 85%/15% share respectively.

It marks the next step in the evolution of the club and while it's sad to see them couple go, it does mean that things are moving in the right direction.

Yasir Al-Rumayyan says that Darren Eales will pick up Amanda Staveley's duties

Speaking to the club's official website, Chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan gave his thanks to Amanda and Mehrdad and hints that Darren Eales will take over the running of the club.

"Amanda and Mehrdad will forever have our tremendous thanks and well-wishes as they move on to focus on their other business interests.

"We have achieved so much together since 2021, including achieving Champions League football in our first full season as stewards of this incredible club.

"The ownership group, together with CEO Darren Eales and the club's executive team, will continue to build on these foundations for long-term, sustainable success for the team and our amazing fans, and we are excited about the future prospects for Newcastle United."

Amanda and Mehrdad will be 'fans for life'

Amanda Staveley also said her piece to the website as well as her social media goodbye.

"Newcastle United is such a special, unique club and being a co-owner of Newcastle United has been an honour.

"Mehrdad and I have loved being part of this club and community and are extremely proud of the progress Newcastle United has made in recent years.

"Our ambition has always been aligned to the brilliant fans of this club - to create consistently successful teams that regularly compete for major trophies and generate pride across the globe.

"We are grateful to have played our part in setting up the club for even more future success. We will remain fans for life."