Newcastle United continues to negotiate with Crystal Palace for the transfer of center-back Marc Guehi, even though they had warned they might pull out of the deal if there was no progress by the weekend.
The weekend has arrived, and there appears to be no progress in negotiations, with Palace manager Oliver Glasner anticipating that Guehi will captain the team at Selhurst Park today against West Ham.
In the meantime, Newcastle United is exploring other options in case the Guehi deal falls through or they need to back out. However, their shortlist has now narrowed as one of their top targets has suffered an Achilles injury that might sideline him for up to two months.
Marc Guehi will be playing for Crystal Palace against West Ham on Saturday and will be wearing the captain’s armband, which strongly suggests that the deal with Newcastle United is still not close to being finalized. Despite this, journalists and pundits remain confident that Guehi will secure his move before Friday’s deadline.
Clinton Morrison, the former Palace striker, has made a bold statement regarding Marc Guehi. Speaking on Sky Sports, Morrison confidently asserted that he is 100% certain Guehi will move to Newcastle.
Newcastle United doesn’t seem ready to give up on the deal. While we’d like to think Clinton Morrison’s Palace connections give him inside information, it appears to be just an educated guess on his part.
Despite our waning confidence, we still believe the deal is likely to go through. Newcastle doesn’t appear to have genuine intentions of backing out. The discussions about other targets seem more like a tactic to pressure Palace. Credit to Palace, though—they’ve handled the situation skillfully.
