SINGAPORE - Even before the deal was rubber-stamped, the memes were flying across group chats and social media.
One had a photoshopped line-up that featured Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Virgil van Dijk and other world stars of football in the black-and-white kit with the caption: "Newcastle next season".
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