NEWCASTLE have offered an olive branch to former directors Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi.
The Toon invited their former chiefs to Wembley on Sunday.
The pair left St James’ Park last summer after three years in the boardroom, amid claims they were forced out.
Staveley and hubby Ghodoussi also sold their six per cent stake in Newcastle to majority owners, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and the Reuben family.
Jamie Reuben is understood to have invited the couple to the Carabao Cup final as his guests in a sign they remain on good terms with the Toon hierarchy.
The club have also secured tickets for other members of the family.
Businesswoman Staveley, 51, described her departure from Newcastle last summer as “painful”.
But club sources emphasised she is still highly regarded there for her work in brokering the £305million takeover from hated owner Mike Ashley in late 2021.
The couple were also there when Newcastle made the Carabao Cup final in 2023, before losing 2-0 to Manchester United.
Since leaving Newcastle, Staveley has been working with Qatari investors looking at buying a stake in Tottenham.
She also helped broker the £210m sale of Manchester City in 2008 to Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Mansour.
Newcastle are looking to win their first piece of silverware in 70 years against Arne Slot’s side on Sunday.
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”Newcastle United take possession of brand new touring coach with tailor-made interior ” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6369388122112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]Eddie Howe’s side head Wembley with six days rest after edging West Ham 1-0 in the Prem on Monday.
Meanwhile, their hopes might be boosted by Liverpool’s Champions League exit on Tuesday.
Liverpool were forced to play 120 minutes of intense football before losing 4-1 on penalties against Paris Saint-Germain, following a 1-1 aggregate draw.