Newcastle United have had a bid in the region of £50million rejected by Crystal Palace for defender Marc Guehi, with the south Londoners holding out for closer to £65million, according to Keith Downie.
Guehi excelled for Palace last season in the Premier League, making 29 appearances for Oliver Glasner’s side as they ended the campaign on a high. The former Chelsea man also impressed during England’s Euro 2024 exploits, catalysing interest from a host of clubs, including the aforementioned Newcastle, as well as Manchester United and Liverpool.
Crystal Palace have signed Netherlands international winger Ashleigh Weerden from Ajax with whom she won two trophies.She played nearly 70 times for the Dutch development age-groups, before her senior debut in 2019.
After 60 appearances with FC Twente Women, she departed for Montpellier for whom she played 36 times.Winning the Eredivisie title and Dutch Cup with Ajax, she missed the latter stage of last season with a knee injury.
Weerden told cpfc.co.uk: “I’m really excited. This will be my first time playing in England and I think it’s one of the best, or maybe the best, leagues in the world, so I am excited that I can be part of the club.
“I’m really excited for this project and I think I can help the team to build on their ambition. I’m really glad I can be a part of this team.”
Head of Women’s Football Grace Williams added: “Ashleigh is the kind of player Crystal Palace fans associate with the club – energetic, determined, and exciting to watch – and we are delighted she has joined the club ahead of our first-ever WSL campaign.”
ean-Philippe Mateta was on fire for Crystal Palace under Oliver Glasner last season and has been great for France at the Olympics in Paris.The striker, who scored 16 times for Crystal Palace in the last campaign, has four goals at the Olympics as Thierry Henry’s side prepare for their Gold medal game against Spain later today.
Mateta resurgence has seen an outpouring of love from the France camp towards the Crystal Palace player. The 27-year-old is well liked not just by Henry but by a lot of his teammates.Le Parisien have looked at that ahead of the final, with Henry describing Mateta as a ‘funny, hardworking’ and a tenacious competitor
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