Newcastle World journalist Liam Kennedy expects the Premier League to appeal the decision made in the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) meeting later today regarding the proposed takeover of the club.

What's the latest news on Newcastle's potential takeover?

A consortium led by American businesswoman Amanda Staveley have been interested in taking the North East club off owner Mike Ashley's hands for some time now, but have struggled to make progress in their bid.

Their case is set to be heard by an arbitration panel in early 2022, but first there will be a CAT hearing today involving Ashley and the Premier League to decide how the potential takeover will move forwards.

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What did Kennedy say about the likely outcome of this hearing?

When asked what he expected the state of play to be following the hearing, Kennedy gave a worrying nine-word response, claiming: “What happens after that is up in the air."

Going into further detail on what he meant by that statement, he added: "There will be more than likely a route to appeal for the Premier League. And how long that takes is another question altogether because this has been a process now. Newcastle United fans have been sort of in no man’s land for the last 18 months, not really knowing what was going to happen with the ownership.”

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When will we know if the takeover can go through or not?

Newcastle fans would love to know the answer to that question, but unfortunately for them, it seems that they could still have to wait a while longer to find out.

As Kennedy mentioned, the club's supporters have been left in limbo for a year and a half now, not knowing whether they are going to get new owners or not.

It appears clear that the majority of the fanbase are ready to wave goodbye to Ashley, who has now been in control of the club for the last 14 years. During that time, Newcastle have failed to make the semi-finals of any domestic or European competition, and they have only finished inside the top six once under Alan Pardew in 2012.

Having had very little to shout about for well over a decade, it is understandable that they want a change, but whether this takeover bid, which is set to be financed by Saudi Arabian investors, will ever go through remains a mystery.

There is now the prospect of the Premier League appealing today's decision, and that could delay things even further, meaning that this saga may well be far from over.