BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-62976006 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/240/cpsprodpb/1814F/production/_126793689_e92740b0c4349479f51c252efa2515869b91fec7.jpg Council chiefs say they and Newcastle United were invited to bid by the Football Association.