Peter Kenyon’s Newcastle takeover bid claims Steve Bruce has achieved ‘unparalleled success in Europe’… despite one failed campaign with Hull

PETER KENYON’S bid to buy Newcastle bizarrely claims boss Steve Bruce has achieved “unparalleled success in Europe”.

Ex-Manchester United and Chelsea chief Kenyon has been working with American firm GACP Sports on a £300million offer to buy out Mike Ashley.

But a document sent to potential investors said: “GACP Sports plans to support the current manager, Steve Bruce, who has had unparalleled success in Europe.”

In fact, Toon boss Bruce has only had ONE failed European campaign as a manager with Hull City.

And the Tigers lost to Belgian side Lokeren in the play-offs for the Europa League group stage in 2014-15.

A plausible explanation for the inaccuracy is that Bruce’s name was hastily cut-and-pasted into an existing document after he replaced Spaniard Rafael Benitez on July 17.

Benitez has huge experience of European football, which includes leading Liverpool to Champions League glory in 2005 and Chelsea to Europa League triumph in 2013.

But the gaffe would do little for the credibility of Kenyon and his new partners. And it is not the only mistake in the document.

An historical timeline claims Newcastle club has “spent 87 of the past 89 seasons in the highest rank of English football”.

But the Magpies have had a number of years in the second tier.

Kenyon is intent on transforming the club, with former Chelsea colleague Jose Mourinho top of his shortlist of managers, if he were to take charge at St James’ Park.

Speaking at the World Football Summit in Madrid yesterday, Kenyon said: “If I had to take over a great club and I needed to sign a coach, the first one I would think about would be Mourinho.”