Newcastle to revive Marc Guehi transfer bid but are £10million off Crystal Palace’s valuation for defender

NEWCASTLE are set to rekindle their interest and launch another bid for England defender Marc Guehi.

However, the Toon are £10million short of Crystal Palace’s valuation, according to reports.

The Times claims the Eagles are holding out for £50m for their star centre-back.

Guehi has just one year left to run on his contract.

And SunSport understands the defender may well stay at the club – along with Eberechi Eze – this summer, in spite of being in demand.

Newcastle had three bids for Guehi rejected last year, while Tottenham saw a £70m offer turned down in January – months before the Eagles won the FA Cup.

Liverpool were believed to be leading the race to sign Guehi this summer as part of their major spending spree to bolster their defence, particularly with Real Madrid sniffing around Ibrahima Konate.

The Reds also value Guehi at around £40m, given the length of time left on his contract.

But Newcastle’s interest suggests they may have leapfrogged the Reds in the hunt for the in-demand defender.

The Magpies welcomed Alexander Isak back on Monday after he trained at former club Real Sociedad after attempting to force a move to Liverpool.

The Swedish striker has agreed personal terms with the Reds, but Newcastle rejected a £110m bid.

Isak spent three hours at the training ground before leaving, as he recovers from his injury.

With Isak expected to leave, the arrival of Guehi to shore up the other end would be a major coup.

But SunSport can reveal both Guehi and Arsenal target Eze are potentially set to spend 2025-26 in South London.

The Gunners are seemingly unwilling to trigger the England midfielder’s £68m release clause.

With Palace not needing to sell financially, they are unlikely to lower their demands and Arsenal could look at other targets.

The Eagles have not received any firm offers for either player and are in no rush to sell.

This is good news for the club’s fans who are still reeling from their European heartbreak and the fact they look set to be demoted into the Conference League.

The club’s fans are still stunned at Uefa’s decision having qualifed for the Europa League after winning the FA Cup.

Palace’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will be on Friday.

They were demoted to the third-tier Conference League by Uefa’s Club Financial Control Body in a multi-club ownership case.

As things stand, they are set to play the loser of Midtjylland vs Fredrikstad in their Conference League play-off.