“Am 100% certain he is staying” Pundit breaks long waited Guehi Newcastle transfer development few days to transfer market closure as deadline lurking in.
Marc Guehi is set to play for Crystal Palace against West Ham on Saturday, even wearing the captain’s armband. This decision by Palace suggests that a transfer deal for their star defender is still not imminent, as they continue to feature him in matches.
Despite this, journalists and pundits remain confident that Guehi will secure a move before Friday’s transfer deadline.
Clinton Morrison makes a bold prediction about Marc Guehi
Former Palace striker Clinton Morrison is the latest pundit to weigh in, stating on Sky Sports that he’s 100% certain Guehi will move to Newcastle.
“He will be at Newcastle next week, 100%. Marc Guehi will be a Newcastle player next week. I think it will happen. It will definitely happen. That’s my opinion—100% it will happen. They’re not miles apart.
“That’s Eddie Howe’s No.1 target. He didn’t have anyone else in mind. He told his board, ‘go and get Marc Guehi’. He’s got two years left at Palace. To try and get something like £70m for Marc Guehi, I think he’d be fantastic.”
Newcastle seems committed to the deal
While Morrison’s Palace connections might suggest he has insider information, it appears to be an educated guess on his part.
Although confidence in the deal might be waning, it still seems likely that the transfer will go through. Newcastle doesn’t appear to have any intention of backing out. Talk of other targets seems more like a tactic to pressure Palace, but credit to them—they’ve handled the situation well.