Steve Bruce feared for his job if proposed Newcastle United takeover had gone through

Newcastle head coach Steve Bruce feared he could lose his job if the club had been taken over (Nick Potts/PA)

Steve Bruce has admitted he was under no illusions over his future had Newcastle been taken over this summer.

Amanda Staveley’s largely Saudi-backed bid for the club went to the Premier League, only for the plug to be pulled when they buyers could not provide the answers the governing body wanted to rubber-stamp their approach, and it emerged on Wednesday evening that it had been formally rejected.