Newcastle move for Bayer Leverkusen & Chelsea stars as Marc Guehi alternative - Report

According to The Athletic's David Ornstein, Newcastle United are discussing moves for Bayer Leverkusen's Edmond Tapsoba and Chelsea's Axel Disasi as potential alternatives to Marc Guehi.

He reports that we've 'stepped up conversations' to pursue other options in case a deal for the Crystal Palace defender cannot be agreed, with the Eagles seeking £70m after our latest offer worth £65m was turned down.

Ornstein reports that the 'door is not closed' on a deal for Guehi just yet, despite Palace agreeing to sell centre-back partner Joachim Andersen to Fulham for £30m last night, but it'd believed contingency plans have now been intensified.

The Athletic report that we've been in talks with Leverkusen over a possible deal for Tapsoba, with the 25-year-old someone Newcastle were briefly linked with last summer before he helped Xabi Alonso's side win the Bundesliga.

France international Axel Disasi is another player Newcastle have expressed an interest in. He too was linked last summer and is a player Paul Mitchell will know well, with our sporting director bringing him to Monaco in 2020.

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