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Newcastle lost out on Marc Guehi and their best Plan B option, too

29Aug

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Features, Premier League

Newcastle lost out on Marc Guehi and their best Plan B option, too

Newcastle United were pushing hard to sign Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace, as the Magpies viewed the proven Premier League and England national team starter as the ideal central defensive signing this summer. Guehi has been one of the top center backs in the Premier League for the last three seasons, though his departure threatened to hurt Crystal Palace significantly because they had already lost the underrated Joachim Andersen to another Premier League side, Fulham. Despite this, it looked like Palace were prepared to accept the Newcastle offer on the table for Guehi, because the Magpies were willing to offer around 70 million pounds in order to get their man. In the end, Newcastle decided to walk away from the bargaining table, frustrated with the plodding nature of the negotia...

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