Newcastle United look to have failed in their efforts to sign Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi.
The England international emerged as Eddie Howe’s top defensive target earlier in the window, but despite both clubs being in talks for several weeks, an agreement has not been made.
Newcastle’s latest failed bid was worth £65 million (including add-ons) with Palace now demanding £75 million in exchange for the England international.
And with less than 24 hours left before the summer window slams shut, Newcastle’s chances of signing Guehi are disappearing.
The northeast giants were recently offered an alternative option to the Palace number six though.
Newcastle United reject Axel Disasi transfer
Chelsea, according to reports, recently offered centre-back Axel Diasi to the Magpies for just £38.5 million. Howe was not in favour of the Frenchman’s proposed transfer and rejected the opportunity to bring him to St. James’ Park though.
“Newcastle were given chance to sign Disasi but Eddie Howe seems adamant he does not want him,” transfer journalist Dean Jones told GiveMeSport.
His view on this is it was Marc Guehi or nothing, so even now throwing someone like Chalobah into the frame does not really fit with the elevation he felt he would be getting from the Guehi deal.”
Even though Disasi was available for half the price Guehi is, Newcastle’s decision not to take the deal shows just how rigid their transfer policy is under Saudi’s PIF ownership.
Howe clearly has a plan in mind and will not budge on it, even if it means bringing in Premier League calibre players; an admirable, or perhaps foolish, stance, from a manager expected to have a better season this time out than he did last.
Is Howe trying to stamp his authority after being brassed off being removed from the procurement process? Guehi is obviously too pricey and Disasi is a well priced alternative. Get Howe to act as part of the management team or get rid of him, Howe. The team looks lacklustre this season. Howe needs to sort that out instead of throwing a hissy fit that he can’t have his first choice, over priced, defender.
Why do Chelsea a favour taking a player they moved to cut us off from getting, didn’t need or want, after doing the same this summer coming in to gazump us for Tosin from Fulham. At this time only an idiot would get rid of Howe, and if questions are to be asked, why did it take so long to get someone into place and why when the Saudi’s have said, for the right player there will be the money available, did Mitchell play stupid games for a month low balling. Nobody in football is overpriced, if they are the missing piece in the jigsaw you are trying to build, similarly buying for the sake of it the wrong fit, or someone who rejected you before, sends the wrong message. Lets see what happens by 11pm and then expect fireworks from Mitchell in January if nothing transpires.
Howe is right not to want Disasi, even Chelsea don’t want him, their fans call him Disaster
Yes , lets sign a load of rubbish on 5yr deals on 100k a week ,while we cant get rid of 60k a week people .Mandy would have got guehi or walked 2 weeks ago giving us time to get a 2nd choice , these clowns got totally stitched up .
It sounds like Howe has lost his “comfort” blanket since we lost Amanda and he is having a touch of the wobbles not being able to assert his authority. I think this is a good deal but then I would also take Raheem Sterling so maybe I know nothing.
As a Chelsea fan you should all jump on the Disasi deal as he is a great cb but our owner are idiots so they brought way to many players forcing us to sell the ones who don’t fit in the squad for cheap because everyone knows we need to get rid so nobody’s gunna pay the right value.