Newcastle United will be one of the top clubs in the world by 2030 and winning the Premier League is a realistic short-term aim for the club.

That is the bullish verdict of Newcastle CEO David Hopkinson, who described the Magpies as a “rocket ship” as he laid out his blueprint to turbo charge their progress in an interview designed to shake complacency out of the club.

The i Paper was in the private function room above Shearer’s Bar in Newcastle city centre as Hopkinson made a series of bold, ambitious claims that are bound to be used as a yardstick for progress in the years to come.

Flanked by director of football Ross Wilson, Hopkinson said his focus was on building an organisation whose “sole focus is on winning”. He talked of the club becoming “perennial contenders” to win the Prem

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