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===2021–present: PIF era=== On 7 October 2021, after 14 years as owner, Ashley sold the club to a new consortium for a reported £305 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morgan |first1=Tom |last2=Burt |first2=Jason |last3=Edwards |first3=Luke |last4=Amako |first4=Uche |date=7 October 2021 |title=Newcastle United takeover confirmed as £305m deal with Saudi-backed consortium finalised |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/10/07/newcastle-united-takeover-live-saudi-buyers-announcement-latest/|access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref> The consortium was made up of Saudi Arabia's [[Public Investment Fund]], [[RB Sports & Media]] and [[PCP Capital Partners]].<ref name="Newcastle United F.C">{{cite web |url=https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/pif-pcp-capital-partners-and-rb-sports-media-acquire-newcastle-united-football-club/ |title=PIF, PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports & Media acquire Newcastle United Football Club |publisher=Newcastle United F.C. |access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref> On 20 October, Bruce left his position by mutual consent, after receiving a reported £8 million payout.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bird |first=Simon |title=Steve Bruce's huge pay-off details as he's sacked by Newcastle |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/steve-bruces-huge-pay-details-25256900 |newspaper=Daily Mirror |location=London |date=20 October 2021 |access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58775879 |title=Steve Bruce leaves Newcastle by mutual consent after Saudi takeover |website=BBC Sport |date=20 October 2021 |access-date=21 October 2021}}</ref> [[Eddie Howe]] was appointed as Bruce's replacement on 8 November 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/newcastle-united-appoint-eddie-howe-as-head-coach/ |title=Newcastle United appoint Eddie Howe as head coach |publisher=Newcastle United F.C. |date=8 November 2021 |access-date=8 November 2021}}</ref> Howe guided the club to an 11th-place finish after a run of 12 wins in their final 18 games, and Newcastle became the first team in Premier League history to avoid relegation after failing to win any of their first 14 games.<ref>{{cite news |title=Burnley 1–2 Newcastle United |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61453542 |access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref> On 21 August 2022, [[Newcastle United W.F.C.|Newcastle United Women]] moved into the club's ownership for the first time, after a formal restructuring.<ref name=nufcWomen2022>{{cite web |url=https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/newcastle-uniteds-womens-team-completes-historic-move-to-club-ownership/ |title=Newcastle United's women's team completes historic move to club ownership |last=NUFC Staff |date=21 August 2022 |publisher=Newcastle United F.C.| access-date = 21 August 2022}}</ref> At the end of the [[2022–23 Newcastle United F.C. season|2022–23]] season, the club sealed qualification for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Newcastle secure top-four finish with Leicester draw|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65593412 |access-date=22 May 2023}}</ref> The season was the subject of the [[Amazon Prime Video]] documentary ''We Are Newcastle United''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saqib |first1=Faiza |title=We Are Newcastle United: When will it be released, how to watch and what do we know about it? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/we-are-newcastle-united-amazon-b2391633.html |access-date=18 August 2023 |work=The Independent |date=11 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 August 2023 |title=Newcastle United Amazon Prime documentary: Release date, trailer, how to watch and which stars will feature |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/newcastle-united-amazon-prime-documentary-release-date-how-watch/rwk4ixdsq832ofgszsef2q3x |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 July 2023 |title='We Are Newcastle United' launches weekly on Prime Video next month |url=https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/we-are-newcastle-united-launches-weekly-on-prime-video-next-month/ |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=Newcastle United Football Club}}</ref> In the [[2023–24 Newcastle United F.C. season|2023–24]] season, Newcastle were eliminated in the group stages of the Champions League.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67697329 |title=Newcastle United 1–2 AC Milan |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=13 December 2023 |access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref> On 16 March 2025, Newcastle United won their first major domestic trophy since 1955 after beating [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 2–1 in the [[2025 EFL Cup final]] through goals from [[Dan Burn]] and [[Alexander Isak]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=McNulty |first=Phil |date=16 March 2025 |title=Howe's history men to go down in Newcastle folklore |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c5y0wkzg4wxo |access-date=16 March 2025 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
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