Newcastle United is still interested in Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi even after the trade market has closed.
Guehi became Eddie Howe’s top target in the summer, but after Palace chairman Steve Parish requested more than £70 million, it was decided to back out of a deal.
Although there has been a lot of commotion since the start of August, Palace’s captain, Guehi, has been chosen as usual, starting all four of the Eagles’ Premier League games thus far.
The 24-year-old center defender has had an inconsistent start to the season from the outside looking in, and Saturday’s 2-2 draw at home against newly promoted Leicester City was undoubtedly one to forget.
Social media users made fun of the former Chelsea player when Jamie Vardy, 37, outran him to open the score. His participation in the Foxes’ second goal, which Stephy Mavididi tapped in after he failed to handle James Justin’s cross, was also under scrutiny.
Ultimately, Jean-Philippe Mateta’s brace to save a point saved the blushes of Guehi and Palace. Nevertheless, Guehi believed that he needed to rectify his subpar performance. He posted on X, saying, “Personally, not good enough from myself yesterday.” “But pleased with the teamwork to rally and win a point.”
Newcastle supporters weren’t as understanding in their responses as Palace fans were. Another X member remarked, “Very early days I know but I think we may have dodged a bullet with Marc Guehi.” Another person stated, “Already Marc Guehi is looking like the best piece of business we never did.”
Newcastle supporters weren’t as understanding in their responses as Palace fans were. Another X member remarked, “Very early days I know but I think we may have dodged a bullet with Marc Guehi.” Another person stated, “Already Marc Guehi is looking like the best piece of business we never did.”
The story of Guehi and Newcastle is far from ended. Howe’s team is reportedly willing to reevaluate a contract in January, but only if Palace reduces their asking price to account for the remaining 18 months on his agreement.
“It’s about setting precedents to the market that we will pay fair value for the right profile [of player] for sure,” sporting director Paul Mitchell said recently. “It shouldn’t be misconceived of a lack of ambition, I just think that’s the model you have to work in the modern game now.
“There’s a lot of common factors that we need to adjust that we need to make sure we keep being sustainably successful. It should not be lobbied against ambition because if we just spend, spend, spend, spend once again, we become accountable to that by penalties, fines and points deductions and that isn’t good leadership, that isn’t being a good custodian of the club, that isn’t taking your role responsibly, you’re being negligent. That is only for one thing, it’s for your ego. We’re not going to do that.”
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