Paul Mitchell identifies four Marc Guehi alternatives as pressure cranks up - Report

Mark Douglas has issued an update Newcastle's transfer plans for the i, reporting that our never-ending pursuit of a right-footed centre-back is finally reaching an end game.

With Crystal Palace yet to budge on their £70m demands for Marc Guehi, he reports that we've held talks with Bayer Leverkusen over Edmond Tapsoba. However, the Bundesliga winners are demanding big money for the Burkina Faso star, who would not come much cheaper than the Eagles captain.

Douglas also reveals that we've discussed Chelsea's Axel Disasi and Trevoh Chalobah in recruitment meetings, along with Liverpool defender Joe Gomez. All three are expected to be considerably cheaper than Guehi or Tapsoba, meaning there would then be more room to manoeuvre to also bring in a new right winger.

Whoever we end up signing, the i report that the pressure is cranking up on new sporting director Paul Mitchell, who has lead our pursuit of Marc Guehi and handled talks with Crystal Palace as he searches for his first major first-team signing since landing the job six weeks ago.

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