Marc Guehi at fault for goal as Crystal Palace star starts after Newcastle talks - Watch here

To the dismay of some Newcastle United fans hoping for good news on Sunday, Crystal Palace named Marc Guehi in their starting 11 for their final pre-season friendly of the summer at home to Nantes on Sunday.

I remain hopeful he'll sign, despite suggestions that Palace are holding out for a whopping £65m after ongoing talks between Paul Mitchell and Steve Parrish, but the fact he started and captained Oliver Glasner's side is a clear sign that nothing is agreed just yet.

Starting alongside Fulham-linked Joachim Andersen, Guehi was actually at fault for the opening goal (watch below), where Nantes centre-back Jean-Charles Castelletto beat him in the air from a corner to hand the Ligue 1 side a 1-0 lead:

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There’s not many weaknesses to Guehi's game and he coped well physically at Euro 2024 - he was superb against a big and physical Serbia team in our opening game - but this is something he is susceptible to as a relatively short (6 foot) central defender.

Guehi was taken off after an hour, shortly after  new signing Daichi Kamara equalised for the Eagles to make it 1-1.

Hopefully we can finally strike an agreement in the coming days to give the fanbase a lift heading into our opening game next Saturday.