NEWCASTLE UNITED have called off discussions with Charlotte FC after the MLS side failed to meet the Magpies’ asking price for Miguel Almiron.
Charlotte officials had been holding talks with the hierarchy at St James’ Park in the hope of being able to sign Almiron ahead of the US transfer deadline at midnight this evening.
However, their initial offer for the Paraguay international was regarded as way too low, with Newcastle adamant they would only entertain offers of £16m or more.
Charlotte’s bid was significantly below that figure, and with little sign of the US club getting anywhere close to the Magpies’ asking price, talks were curtailed without an agreement.
While Almiron, who is contracted to Newcastle until the summer of 2026, could still leave later this month, with the Magpies known to be in the market for a new right winger, Eddie Howe will now focus on ensuring the South American is in the right frame of mind for Saturday’s opening Premier League game against Southampton.
As things stand, either Almiron or Jacob Murphy is likely to start on the right of Newcastle’s front three against the Saints.
Almiron is understood to have been interested in the prospect of a possible return to the US, having left the MLS to join Newcastle when he made the switch from Atlanta in January 2019. However, he has never pushed to leave the Magpies and remains keen to spend at least the next season on Tyneside.
Newcastle’s pursuit of Marc Guehi remains at an impasse with Crystal Palace having rejected three offers for the England centre-half.
Palace continue to hold out for at least £65m for Guehi, who has entered the final two years of his current contract, with their chairman, Steve Parish, claiming it would take “superstar money” to prise the defender from Selhurst Park.
Palace are also in discussions with Fulham over the possible sale of Guehi’s central-defensive partner, Joachim Andersen.
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