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Newcastle transfer target Marc Guehi laughs after fearful Crystal Palace star's request

Newcastle United target Marc Guehi was closely watched by Eddie Nketiah before the window shut

Eddie Nketiah jokingly asked his father to hold Newcastle United target Marc Guehi 'tight' just a couple of days before the window shut.


Nketiah completed his £30m move from Arsenal last week and Crystal Palace have released behind the scenes footage from the striker's first day at the club. The video, which was recorded last Wednesday, shows Nketiah undergoing his medical and meeting his new team-mates, including Guehi.


As Nketiah walks into the treatment room, the new arrival asks Eberechi Eze: "Can someone put this guy [Guehi] in chains?" Nkteiah then goes on to tell his father, Edward, to 'hold him [Guehi] tight', which left the Crystal Palace captain doubled over laughing, as he held on to his arm.


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However, by that stage, Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner was confident the defender would not leave and the Austrian went as far as to say it was 'never really in doubt'.

"He was not pushing to leave Crystal Palace and that's always for me the most important thing that the players tell me that they like to play with us, that they like to play for Crystal Palace, that they like to play for the team here," he said. "Marc told me this very often and sometimes people tell and act the opposite way, but Marc told me and he acted in the same way so he really showed his fantastic character again.

"If the club doesn't give in and the player doesn't push too hard, Marc Guehi stays a Crystal Palace player and stays our captain."

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