Newcastle failed in their efforts to sign Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi this summer.
They were strongly linked with the Englishman and tried to sign him all summer, seeing 4 bids getting rejected by the Eagles, their fourth being worth £65m, which fell short of Palace’s £70m valuation of the player.
It was reported that the Magpies will return with another bid for Guehi but in the end, the window closed with the clubs failing to reach an agreement on the fee.
However, as per the latest from The Telegraph, Newcastle have not given up on signing him and will ‘almost certain’ return with fresh efforts in the January transfer window.
The report claims that new sporting director Paul Mitchell is personally keen on signing the player and that there will be money to splash in the new year for the Magpies.
Newcastle to return for Marc Guehi
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Crystal Palace chairman’s latest comments a boost for Newcastle
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has admitted that he will be proud of selling his star players to top clubs like Newcastle.
Speaking to the Sky Sports, he said:
“We want to be selling to the top clubs, or to clubs like Newcastle who’ve got great aspirations and have recently been in the Champions League.
“So we have to manage all of those things. We won’t get really great young talent to come to us if they think they’re going to be stuck.”
“We want to be playing in the Champions League. The reality is we don’t right now. That’s what players want to achieve in their career and we respect that and we respect the fact that sometimes we’re going to be a pathway to that.”
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Author : Mehdi Gokal
Publish date : 2024-09-04 17:56:49
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