In a pretty grim ‘exclusive’ from The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards, it’s reported that Newcastle United are now in serious danger of signing no one before tomorrow’s 11pm deadline.
He reveals that Newcastle have reluctantly pulled out of talks to sign Marc Guehi after failing to match Crystal Palace’s ever-increasing demands; which are said to have increased from £60m to ‘more than £70m’ during the various rounds of negotiations over the past four weeks.
It’s believed a deal is ‘not totally dead’, but it would require Palace to reduce their demands over the final day and a half of the summer window, with Guehi himself keen on the move but refusing to force an exit out of respect to his current club.
As for where Newcastle go next, The Telegraph say: ‘The feeling is it is better to avoid making signings for the sake of it now when they can wait and get players at the top of their shortlist in another window.’ It’s believed the club are by no means ‘closed for business’ and are still exploring their options, but hopes of us making a major signing before 11pm tomorrow appear to be dwindling fast.
It’s not been an easy summer, but the predicament we’ve found ourselves in feels inexcusable when our top two transfer priorities – a centre-back and right-winger – have been blindingly obvious all year.
Edwards’ message on Twitter (X) after sharing his latest story was: ‘We have just over 24 hours left of the window. Newcastle remain active but if they don’t sign anyone, don’t be surprised’
‘They are not closed for business but will not sign players who are not high on their wanted list. Feeling it’s better to wait. Unless Palace suddenly revive Guehi deal.’
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Author : Olly Hawkins
Publish date : 2024-08-29 15:16:54
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