There are some big decisions for Newcastle to make after confirmation that our £60m Marc Guehi bid has been rejected by Crystal Palace; who are thought to be demanding at least £65m.
Given the stage in the window and the quality of the player, paying the extra few million seems like the logical option. We don’t know the exact details, but I (and all of us) hope that’s the resolution.
If that doesn’t happen, one alternative is to pivot to a young (but riskier) overseas option – Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Malick Thiaw (AC Milan), Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), Perr Schuurs (Torino), Logan Costa (Toulouse) – to name a few.
The other is to stay within the league, where Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah is almost certainly seen as the best-value option in the market by most smart recruiters and clubs.
At £25m, he’s such a safe bet for a player who’s reliable, has an excellent skillset, and still has room for growth. Whoever gets him is getting a really good player, and anyone who’s watched him extensively knows that. He’s a Champions League level defender, and should probably be starting for Chelsea.
It wouldn’t surprise me if Newcastle made a move for Chalobah and he’s beginning to be linked, with Sky Sports reporting on Thursday afternoon that he’s on our list of potential options should we look elsewhere.
Getting Guéhi is without a doubt the ideal situation, but if we can’t do that, then Chalobah is a great alternative. I know some fans won’t like it, but the reality is that it’s a simply wonderful option for the club.
For less than half of the price of Guehi, it could open up spending elsewhere, freeing up funds to sign a quality right-winger to replace to upgrade another key area of our starting 11.
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Author : Sanjay
Publish date : 2024-08-15 19:35:03
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