Allan Saint-Maximin says he's happy for the fans after Newcastle United's sale.

Saint-Maximin has longed for Newcastle to show some ambition and the forward has already seen, firsthand, how a takeover can change a club overnight.

"Before coming to Newcastle, I was in Nice and we had a takeover, too, with [Jim] Ratcliffe," he told Premier League World.

"When I have some conversations with Newcastle, with the manager and some people at the club, they started to talk a little bit about the possibility of having a takeover.

"I was so happy for the club and for the supporters before being happy myself. For me, it's only been two years; for the supporters, some of them, it's been more than 50 years they've been supporting the club."