Newcastle United told to ditch Marc Guehi and sign versatile £35m England international
Newcastle United are still searching for a centre-back after hitting a wall wit Crystal Palace over Marc Guehi
Ally McCoist has urged Newcastle United or Aston Villa to sign Liverpool outcast Joe Gomez.
Toon chiefs are actively hunting a centre-back and have grown frustrated over the Marc Guehi saga. Various sources confirmed Newcastle have seen four bids rejected by Crystal Palace for the defender.
The highest of those was believed to be worth £65million - a club-record figure for the Magpies. However, the deal has shown no signs of progression and Newcastle are prepared to move on as the August 31 deadline approaches.
Liverpool defender Gomez was linked with United earlier in the window during the chaotic FFP/PSR deadline fiasco. The Daily Mail claimed Newcastle were considering selling Anthony Gordon to balance the books - with a potential points deduction looming.
A possible move to Anfield would have resulted in Gomez arriving as part of the deal but, as it happened, Yankuba Minteh and Elliot Anderson were sold instead. Rangers legend McCoist now believes Newcastle should revisit a move for the 27-year-old who, ironically, has played for England just two fewer times than Guehi.
“I think he would be a good signing for anybody,” he told talkSPORT. “I think he would be a good signing for Villa and a good signing for Newcastle. I would be surprised if Liverpool let him go at this moment in time, I really would.
“He can play anywhere across the backline and that gives him a great appeal, particularly with clubs. I think he would be well suited to Newcastle and indeed Villa. But I would be really surprised if Liverpool let him go.”