Crystal Palace star defender Marc Guehi is remaining with the club after a lengthy period of uncertainty. Newcastle had been pursuing a deal to sign the England international for much of August. In fact, the Magpies even submitted four separate proposals to Crystal Palace regarding the center-back. The most recent offer was reportedly in the neighborhood of $85 million.
If accepted by the South London side, it would have broken their record sale that was only just set in July. Palace previously sold star winger Michael Olise to Bayern Munich earlier in the summer for around $65 million. A 2019 deal to send Aaron Wan-Bissaka to Manchester United also nearly reached this sum as well.
Nevertheless, Palace officials remained adamant that they would not let go of Guehi for less than $91 million. The highly-rated defender previously joined the Eagles from Chelsea in 2021 for a fee of $25 million. During his time with Palace, Guehi has established himself as one of the top young center-backs in the entire Premier League.
Eagles manager thanks ownership for not selling star
Palace manager Oliver Glasner confirmed that his star defender would not be on the move on Friday. “It was never really in doubt,” Glasner told reporters in a press conference. “Congratulations to Crystal Palace, to the chairman, to the owners, that they didn’t give in.”
Along with holding firm on a steep asking price for Guehi, Palace also did not want to lose another defender this summer. The Eagles recently sanctioned the sale of fellow starting center-back Joachim Andersen last week. The Denmark international joined Fulham in a deal worth up to $33 million. This represented the third-highest player sale by the club.
Glasner mentioned the loss of the Dane in the press conference. “Especially after the transfer of Joachim Andersen, it was very important that Marc stays,” continued the coach.
“Also thank you to Marc. We were always close and talked a lot. All of…
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Author : Chris Moore
Publish date : 2024-08-30 18:36:44
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