Newcastle ready to make £40m transfer bid in Premier League raid for rival defender

Newcastle are reportedly considering another move for Marc Guehi. The Magpies were keen to bring the centre-back to St. James’ Park last summer and held advanced talks over a £60million move. Guehi is once again of interest to Premier League rivalsGetty Palace held out for £70m and kept their club captain for the 2024/25 season, during which they won the FA Cup. However, Newcastle have reignited their interest this summer, as per The Times. Eddie Howe’s side are willing to spend a maximum of £40m on the 25-year-old and could delay a move until later in the window. Palace are asking for £50m amid other interest from Liverpool, but the Premier League champions are unwilling to pay such a fee with a year left on his deal. talkSPORT reported in June that Guehi is willing to run his contract down at Selhurst Park and leave for free next summer. Tottenham Hotspur have also been keeping tabs on the England international, with Barcelona and Bayern Munich keen to sign him as a free agent. Guehi joined Palace from Chelsea in 2021 for a reported £18m, their fourth most expensive signing ever. He has made 155 appearances for the Eagles across four seasons and captained his side at Wembley for their FA Cup triumph in May. A move to Newcastle would mark a much-needed improvement to their summer transfer window as the Magpies have missed out on numerous targets. Bryan Mbeumo, Joao Pedro, Hugo Ekitike and Liam Delap are among the stars to snub Newcastle to move elsewhere. Guehi was part of the club’s first ever major trophy winGetty For a second summer in a row, Newcastle have set their sights on the defenderGetty Anthony Elanga’s £55m move from Nottingham Forest preceded the loan signing of Aaron Ramsdale from Southampton. But the future of star striker Alexander Isak remains up in the air after they rejected a £110m bid from Liverpool last week. Should Newcastle keep Isak, or sign Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig, the potential arrival of Guehi would only see their squad strengthen. Should Palace cash in on Guehi? Although Guehi is one of the most important players at Palace, they could see him leave for nothing this time next year. And talkSPORT’s Simon Jordan, the club’s former owner, believes the Eagles should sell him now to generate some income. “Sell him!” he told Jim White in June when asked what he’d do. “Unless you can tie him down. You’re not going to tie him down, are you?” Guehi played just under 4,000 minutes of football last seasonGetty “And get nothing for him?” he responded to the prospect of Guehi staying for one more season. “That’s the choice. “They took the roll of the dice last year, they didn’t take Newcastle’s money, insofar as Newcastle really offered it and it was on the nail. “And now they’re against the clock, so what do you get? You get nothing, and then you’ve got to go and buy a centre-back. “So, you might as well sell him. I mean, [Oliver] Glasner won’t be thrilled with that unless you can tie him down, but he’s not going to be tied down, is he?”

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Newcastle ready to make £40m transfer bid in Premier League raid for rival defender

Newcastle are reportedly considering another move for Marc Guehi.

The Magpies were keen to bring the centre-back to St. James’ Park last summer and held advanced talks over a £60million move.

Guehi is once again of interest to Premier League rivals

Palace held out for £70m and kept their club captain for the 2024/25 season, during which they won the FA Cup.

However, Newcastle have reignited their interest this summer, as per The Times.

Eddie Howe’s side are willing to spend a maximum of £40m on the 25-year-old and could delay a move until later in the window.

Palace are asking for £50m amid other interest from Liverpool, but the Premier League champions are unwilling to pay such a fee with a year left on his deal.

talkSPORT reported in June that Guehi is willing to run his contract down at Selhurst Park and leave for free next summer.

Tottenham Hotspur have also been keeping tabs on the England international, with Barcelona and Bayern Munich keen to sign him as a free agent.

Guehi joined Palace from Chelsea in 2021 for a reported £18m, their fourth most expensive signing ever.

He has made 155 appearances for the Eagles across four seasons and captained his side at Wembley for their FA Cup triumph in May.

A move to Newcastle would mark a much-needed improvement to their summer transfer window as the Magpies have missed out on numerous targets.

Bryan Mbeumo, Joao Pedro, Hugo Ekitike and Liam Delap are among the stars to snub Newcastle to move elsewhere.

Guehi was part of the club’s first ever major trophy win

For a second summer in a row, Newcastle have set their sights on the defender

Anthony Elanga’s £55m move from Nottingham Forest preceded the loan signing of Aaron Ramsdale from Southampton.

But the future of star striker Alexander Isak remains up in the air after they rejected a £110m bid from Liverpool last week.

Should Newcastle keep Isak, or sign Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig, the potential arrival of Guehi would only see their squad strengthen.

Should Palace cash in on Guehi?

Although Guehi is one of the most important players at Palace, they could see him leave for nothing this time next year.

And talkSPORT’s Simon Jordan, the club’s former owner, believes the Eagles should sell him now to generate some income.

“Sell him!” he told Jim White in June when asked what he’d do. “Unless you can tie him down. You’re not going to tie him down, are you?”

Guehi played just under 4,000 minutes of football last season

“And get nothing for him?” he responded to the prospect of Guehi staying for one more season. “That’s the choice.

“They took the roll of the dice last year, they didn’t take Newcastle’s money, insofar as Newcastle really offered it and it was on the nail.

“And now they’re against the clock, so what do you get? You get nothing, and then you’ve got to go and buy a centre-back.

“So, you might as well sell him. I mean, [Oliver] Glasner won’t be thrilled with that unless you can tie him down, but he’s not going to be tied down, is he?”