NEWCASTLE striker Andy Carroll showed off a new ‘Tiger King’ beard on Zoom as his pals got into the takeover spirit by dressing up in Arabian headdress.
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman heads the wealth fund closing in on the £300million purchase of Newcastle from Mike Ashley.
Andy Carroll sported a new ‘Tiger King’ beard as his friends donned Arab dress to celebrate Newcastle’s Saudi takeover bid
The Toon striker took part in a Zoom fancy dress party with some of his mates and was compared to Joe Exotic from the hit Netflix show
Brit financier Amanda Staveley is brokering the deal and documents filed to Companies House on Tuesday showed a deal was closer than ever.
Toon fans are desperate to see the back of Ashley after 13 miserable years, with the Premier League reportedly having already begun their owners and directors test.
On social media #cans, a nod to the party when the Sports Direct tycoon does finally leave, has been the talk of Tyneside for months.
While the tinnies are still chilling in the fridge for most under lockdown, Carroll’s family and friends got into the spirit on Zoom.
Alongside the caption “Lockdown Luxuries” on Instagram, the Magpies striker, 31, sported an impressive-looking beard – one Twitter user compared him to the late Motorhead singer Lemmy, and another to Joe Exotic from the hit Netflix show Tiger King.
With the others all in fancy dress, two men stole the show in traditional Arabian headdresses known as Keffiyeh.
Fans online reacted in varied fashion with some focusing on ex-West Ham man Carroll’s ‘exotic’ new look while others wanted clarity on the takeover bid.
One wrote: “Up the Saudi magpies,” and another simply wrote: “It’s happening isn’t it.”
But one Toon fan said: “I love you AC but you look you are about to start shouting about Carole Baskin,” in reference to one of the show’s most iconic characters.
And many hilariously switched Carroll’s name into one of Joe Exotic’s signature catchphrases and wrote: “Carroll f***ing Baskin,” which Exotic would regularly scream throughout the show.
But Carroll’s party was not the first sign of excitement from within the St James’ Park dressing room.
As the news gathered pace on Tuesday, French winger Allan Saint-Maximin posted his own version of Drake’s ‘Toosie Slide’.
A few hours later he then posted a cryptic photograph without a caption that had fans guessing.
Trevor Sinclair is excited about the Newcastle Utd take over from Saudi consortium involving Mohammed bin Salman
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
