Posted by Adam

Tuesday September 8, 2009

Cheryl Cole is desperate to buy her beloved soccer team — but she can’t afford it!

The Girls Aloud beauty — who hails from Newcastle, in the north east of England — is keen to put some of her fortune into struggling Newcastle United Football Club and would consider becoming part of a consortium to save the team.

Radio host Craig Beck asked Cheryl, who is married to Chelsea soccer star Ashley Cole, “You must have got a bit of cash. You don’t fancy buying Newcastle and putting Ashley at left back?”

The sexy singer – who has a fortune of over £10 million, while Ashley earns £3.5 million-a-year – replied, “If I had that kind of cash, I would.”

The club’s current owner Mike Ashley put Newcastle United up for sale in May for £100 million but he is yet to receive an offer which meets his demands.

Fans think Cheryl would make a great owner, with one supporter saying, “I don’t think she’d be any worse than the bunch we’ve got now.”

Earlier this year, Newcastle were relegated from the Barclays Premiership — England’s top soccer league — and there are fears they could go into freefall if the right owner is not brought in.

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