Marc Guehi switch: Newcastle set to see £65m bid for Crystal Palace defender rejected

Crystal Palace are set to reject a fourth bid from Newcastle for defender Marc Guehi, believed to be within the area of his £65m valuation.

Newcastle’s most up-to-date provide got here inclusive of add-ons, although the construction of the deal was by no means agreed with Palace. The Magpies’ present file switch stands at £63m for Alexander Isak.

Negotiations continued after the Magpies’ third provide, understood to be £55m up-front plus £5m add-ons, was turned down by the Eagles earlier this week.

The England worldwide has been Eddie Howe’s No 1 centre-back goal.

On Tuesday, Palace chairman Steve Parish instructed Newcastle to pay a premium value to signal the 24-year-old, claiming “if you want a superstar player, you need to pay superstar money”.

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Parish believes the ex-Chelsea defender is a “generational talent” who the membership will struggle to retain this summer time forward of the deadline closing on August 30.

Talking on Friday, Newcastle boss Howe didn’t straight reply to Parish’s feedback or title Guehi when requested, however stated: “What you do not need do is make a signing after which in three or 4 months time assume it hasn’t actually kicked us on.

“The difference makers are what we are looking for, players that can take us forward. We have to just avoid just adding numbers at all costs in my opinion.

“I am not in command of each side of the deal, and that’s nice. There are many alternative ways to work. I do not touch upon transfers out of respect to the opposite membership. “

Guehi: I can put consideration to 1 aspect

Guehi insists he’s ignoring hypothesis over his future, amid curiosity from Newcastle, and is simply centered on Palace’s opening Premier League sport at Brentford on Sunday, stay on Sky Sports activities.

Requested whether or not he can put the eye to 1 aspect forward of Palace’s sport on Sunday, Guehi completely instructed Sky Sports activities Information: “I can, I’ve been doing it my whole life really. I’ve never really been one to be looking too much into myself, if that makes sense.

“However I believe it is at all times vital to give attention to what actually is vital, and that is the sport on the weekend, ensuring that for the remainder of the season as a staff we’re at it.”

Guehi stated of Parish’s “superstar” feedback: “Humbled, humbled by that. For someone that is such a big part of this football club, for him to say something like that is amazing, for someone like me.

“I am unsure I am a famous person, however some actually sort phrases from the chairman, so it is very nice to listen to that.”

A key consider talks between Palace and Newcastle is Guehi’s remaining contract size.

He’s 18 months away from discussing pre-contracts with groups overseas and two years away from leaving on a free.

However Guehi, who starred for England of their run to the Euro 2024 remaining, insists he’s blissful at Selhurst Park as hypothesis continues to mount round his long-term future.

Requested whether or not he’s blissful and having fun with life, he responded: “I am. Honestly, it’s good to be back here, it’s good to be back playing again amongst team-mates.

“A pleasant little run-out in entrance of the followers once more [started Palace’s 1-1 pre-season home draw against Nantes], so yeah, all constructive in the mean time.”

He added: “I believe there’s an actual tradition of togetherness right here, and that’s from everybody, from the academy, the ladies’s [team] and the boys’s [team] as nicely. Everybody’s actually on the identical web page, an actual household.

“Very cliche to say, but honestly it’s just an amazing place to be at.”