Cheryl Cole: I'd buy Newcastle and put hubby Ashley at left-back!

08 September 2009 11:36
Forget Barry Moat. X Factor judge Cheryl Cole admits she would love to be the next Geordie messiah and buy her beloved club, Newcastle United - and then put her husband Ashley at left-back! The Championship leaders are the subject of a £100m sale as desperate owner Mike Ashley aims to quit the club at the earliest opportunity possible after putting them on the market in May following their Premier League demise. First lady: X Factor judge Cheryl Cole insists she'd love to buy her beloved Newcastle United if she could afford to First lady: X Factor judge Cheryl Cole insists she'd love to buy her beloved Newcastle United if she could afford the £100m asking price Despite the prospective deal dragging on of late, local Tyneside businessman Barry Moat remains the firm favourite to takeover at St James' Park with icon Alan Shearer primed to return to the managerial hot-seat in place of caretaker boss Chris Hughton. But the gorgeous Girls Aloud popstar - worth a reported £10m-per-year - insists she would lead a consortium bid - if she had the necessary funds. Alan Smith Table toppers: Newcastle have made a great start to life in the Championship On Monday's Real Radio, host Craig Beck asked Cheryl, 26: 'You must have got a bit of cash. You don’t fancy buying Newcastle and putting Ashley at left back?' Double act: Cheryl Cole would get her husband Ashley to play at left-back if she could buy Newcastle Double act: Cheryl Cole would get her husband Ashley to play at left-back if she could buy Newcastle 'You know what - if I had that kind of cash I actually would. I would at this stage,' she replied. 'I always think of Newcastle as home, that's my home. That's where my family are, and where my old friends are. 'I don't go back as often as I would like, but I always go up there for Christmas. 'I go back as often as I can - there is nowhere in the world like Newcastle.' The stunning WAG is expected to be at Wembley on Wednesday night to cheer her husband Ashley on during England crucial World Cup qualifier against Croatia. The Chelsea left-back, 28, recently signed a new four-year deal at Stamford Bridge, collecting a cool £4m a year in wages... It would take more than the X Factor to lure the former Arsenal star away from that!

Source: Daily_Mail