Any club interested in signing Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi must be prepared to pay “superstar money,” according to the club’s co-owner and chairman, Steve Parish.
Newcastle has made three offers for Guehi, with the latest reportedly around £60 million.
Guehi was one of the standout performers for England at Euro 2024, playing in six of the seven games and only missing the quarter-final due to suspension.
The 24-year-old has been attracting interest from clubs across Europe since his impressive performances for the Eagles following his signing in 2021. He currently has less than two years remaining on his contract.
“We’d like to keep hold of him. There’s a price and a situation where we might consider it,” Parish told BBC Sport.
“Somebody [in another interview] said he’s a superstar, so somebody has got to pay superstar money.
“Realistically, homegrown, 24 years old, sensational talent, somebody has to make it difficult for us. At the moment it isn’t. He’ll still be at Crystal Palace at the moment, but it’s not impossible.
“He is certainly not making anybody’s life difficult, his agents are decent people.
“It’s a very good situation. Whether he is here or not will make no difference to how he performs.”
‘No concrete interest in Eze’
Parish also discussed other Palace players, including Fulham’s second offer for Guehi’s central defensive partner, Joachim Andersen. Fulham’s offer is believed to be £25 million plus £5 million in add-ons.
Palace had already rejected Fulham’s initial bid of £20 million on Monday and value the Denmark international closer to £40 million.
“That’s an interesting one because I can’t imagine a situation where we would lose both of our centre-halves,” Parish said.
“Again, Joachim, he’s a special lad and very much at the heart of what we do. He’s like our quarterback at the heart of that back three, a sensational footballer.
“We have got to sit and think about what is the right thing to do, what the players want to do. If both of them are still here at the end of the window I wouldn’t be surprised.”
The Eagles have already sold star player Michael Olise to Bayern Munich for £50 million and are preparing for interest in England international Eberechi Eze.
Eze was on the radar of champions Manchester City last season, but they opted to sign Matheus Nunes instead. Parish mentioned that there has not been any “concrete interest” in the forward during this transfer window.
“Everyone is in a trading deficit in the Premier League. If you want constancy, you have to first of all attract the right talent and part of that is showing them a pathway,” he said.
“Players like Michael [Olise] going to Bayern and going to the top clubs in the world shows people that coming to Crystal Palace you can get picked for your country, you can go and play at the highest level.
“What do we hope? One day we are the Champions League club that everybody wants to come to, we’re the Europa League club that everybody wants to come to.
“Up until then we have to be realistic. We have to work with the players, work with the sporting department, we have to make sure we have a good squad and we are making smart decisions about recruitment – buying and selling.”
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