Steve Bruce is concerned he will be in the firing line once Newcastle's proposed sale goes through, claims The Daily Telegraph.
After years of takeover rumours, Newcastle are finally set to part ways from Mike Ashley with a £300m Saudi Arabian-backed bid on the table.
Talks are at an advanced stage, with a reported £17m deposit already paid, and the greenlight from the Premier League is the only hurdle left to overcome.
Bruce is worried Newcastle's prospective owners will look to appoint a big name manager as a statement of intent once the takeover is complete.
The 59-year-old is set to beat relegation in his first season in charge of Newcastle, with the Magpies currently eight points clear of the drop.
Bruce needs 10 points from Newcastle's nine remaining games to match the points tally achieved by his predecessor Rafa Benitez last season.
Despite the fact Newcastle have exceeded expectations under Bruce, there are still a lot of supporters unhappy with the style of football under the former Manchester United centre-back.
A points-per-game return of 1.31 is Bruce's lowest return since his spell at Newcastle from 2009 to 2011 (1.16). In that time he has managed Hull, Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday.
