Crystal Palace could be about to make a second big-money sale this summer.
Following the exit of Michael Olise earlier this summer, Crystal Palace will have been hoping that another big player sale would not be needed – with the club wanting Ebere Eze and Marc Guehi to stay.
However, it was always going to be tough, with Eze having a release clause, little could be done to prevent him going. Meanwhile, a high price tag was set on Guehi that few had thought would be matched.
But now it looks like Guehi will be joining Olise in heading out the exit door this summer with Newcastle’s persistence finally reaching a level that Palace are considering.
Here is everything you need to know as Palace and Newcastle look set to do business over Guehi.
Newcastle submit a fourth offer for Marc Guehi
The possible exit of Guehi has been building up steam, with Newcastle having three offers rejected over the past few weeks already – despite Guehi being open to the Newcastle move.
But on the morning of the Premier League campaign opening, a fourth bid has supposedly been submitted which matches the price Palace originally wanted for Guehi.
According to the Daily Mail, Newcastle’s fourth offer is worth a total of £65m – with £60m of this being upfront followed by £5m in add-ons – and Palace are considering it and a breakthrough is close.
This would be a club record sale for the Eagles, and almost certainly a figure which eases the pain of losing Guehi.
If this is the case, we expect that a deal for Maxence Lacroix will quickly be targeted, after reports last week that Palace were in talks.
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How much will Crystal Palace take from Guehi sale
With a reported £65m fee set to see Guehi head to Newcastle, it is worth noting that Palace will not pocket this entire amount.
Chelsea had a sell-on clause included in the £18m move which took Guehi to Selhurst Park. In order to understand how much the Eagles can pocket We Are Palace have spoken with TBR’s finance expert Adam Williams.
“With a sell-on clause, the headline figure – in this case 20 per cent – is usually a portion of the profit on the sale.
“Palace signed Guehi for £18m, so the profit looks like it might be just over £40m based on a £65m sale price.
“Chelsea therefore would be due north of £8m, meaning Palace will bank about £57m for the sale.
“If the sale price reaches £70m, you can scale that up accordingly.
“I think the back-and-forth over this deal is emblematic of the impact of sell-on clauses in negotiations more generally.
“For a buying club, including a sell-on clause can help you get a lower upfront fee, but you have to balance that out with your future projections for the player and by how much his value might appreciate over time.
“Sell-on clauses can also be conditional. It might not always be as simple as a player’s former club, Chelsea in this case, banking 20 per cent of the profit straight-up.
“The value may depreciate over time and there can also be a variety of other contingent clauses.
“It’s rarely as straightforward as the headline suggests.”
