Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has warned clubs pursuing Marc Guehi that they'll need to pay "superstar money" to land the centre-back.
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- Newcastle interested in Guehi
- Reportedly valued at £70m
- Labelled "a generational talent"
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Guehi is a wanted man, with Newcastle United launching three bids for the Crystal Palace defender so far in the transfer window. According to , the latest bid is in the region of £60 million ($77m). Palace have already lost Michael Olise this summer and chairman Parish isn't ready to part ways with Guehi unless the club receive "superstar money" for the England international.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Palace enjoyed a brilliant ending to last season following Oliver Glasner's arrival in February. The Eagles won 19 points out of a possible 21 to finish the campaign, and there was hope that 2024-25 would bring about yet more success. But the potential departure of Guehi – to follow that of Olise to Bayern Munich – threatens to hurt the mood at Selhurst Park.
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WHAT PARISH SAID
Thankfully for Palace supporters, Parish is driving a hard bargain in his attempts to keep Guehi in south London.
"Nobody has got to the valuation yet. If you want a superstar player you need to pay superstar money," Parish told .
"It's not near the point where we have to make a decision. We love having him and would love to keep him. If someone else wants to have him they need to make it really difficult for us. He's a generational talent."
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WHAT NEXT?
It remains to be seen whether Newcastle, or another club, meets Palace's valuation of the 24-year-old, which according to is close to £70m ($90m). The former Chelsea defender has just under two years left on his contract and the Eagles will be keen to avoid seeing him leave on a free transfer.