Newcastle United fans had hoped that Marc Guehi’s signing from Crystal Palace would be completed before the weekend, allowing for an unveiling at St James’ Park during the Sela Weekender.
At the start of the week, all the news was positive: Newcastle and Palace were working on a deal for England centre-back Marc Guehi, and things would move quickly.
Keith Downie intimated, with caution, that the deal could be completed this weekend. That now appears exceedingly unlikely.
The issue, according to X journalists, is a mismatch in the player’s valuation.
Newcastle need to negotiate to avoid another PSR disaster
According to the Daily Mail, Newcastle’s initial approach of £50 million was rejected, and Crystal Palace wants £65 million instead.
Palace’s valuation has been widely known for some time, but we all know how much the Magpies enjoy haggling – understandable given how close the club came to being burned by PSR in June.
According to journalist Rudi Galetti, Newcastle is attempting to cut the price by leveraging Guehi’s eagerness to depart. Similarly, Guehi’s contract only has two years left, so if Palace does not act now, his worth will fall as the time runs out.
We just need to wait a little bit longer
It’s easy for us as fans to say “Just pay them the money” because we want to see the transfer go through, especially since the longer it drags on, the more likely it is that another club will bump us out of the way, but the truth is that the club needs to be frugal to avoid another PSR disaster, and they also can’t be seen as pushovers who pay what the selling club wants when they want it because that will make every future deal more difficult to complete.
Frustration has been the buzzword of the summer, and it appears to be sticking around for a while longer, but we have faith in the club and feel we can get this done.
Let’s be honest: if everything goes breasts up right now, Paul Mitchell will not look good.
We just need to wait a little bit longer
It’s easy for us as fans to say “Just pay them the money” because we want to see the transfer go through, especially since the longer it drags on, the more likely it is that another club will bump us out of the way, but the truth is that the club needs to be frugal to avoid another PSR disaster, and they also can’t be seen as pushovers who pay what the selling club wants when they want it because that will make every future deal more difficult to complete.
Frustration has been the buzzword of the summer, and it appears to be sticking around for a while longer, but we have faith in the club and feel we can get this done.
Let’s be honest: if everything goes breasts up right now, Paul Mitchell will not look good.
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