In-demand Guehi 'chilled' on future at Palace

Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi says he is "so relaxed and chilled" astir his future, arsenic he continues to beryllium linked pinch a move distant from nan club.

Newcastle United person made a 3rd bid to motion nan 24-year-old England centre-back, believed to beryllium successful nan region of £60m, sources person told BBC Sport.

He has played 111 times for Palace since a 2021 move from Chelsea and impressed for England connected their tally to nan Euro 2024 final.

Guehi, not speaking straight astir nan Magpies aliases a transfer, told BBC Football Focus: "If I had a magic wand to benignant everything retired successful an instant I would, but I don’t.

"You can’t power immoderate exterior noise. I conscionable attraction connected my shot and giving my best.

"I want to play arsenic agelong arsenic possible. If I could play to 40, great. I person stopped trying to fig retired wherever I extremity up [in my career] because you tin get excessively wrapped up successful those things.

"I’ve had a fewer goals that didn’t spell rather right, saying astatine this property I should beryllium here. That's a spot excessively presumptuous. Everyone has their ain journey."

Guehi was calved successful nan Ivory Coast but moved to London arsenic a one-year-old. He came done nan academy astatine Chelsea and had a indebtedness spell astatine Swansea earlier joining Palace.

"I’m really grateful to nan club," he said. "This nine gave maine nan opportunity to play successful nan Premier League, thing truthful galore kids dream of.

"For them to instrumentality by maine and person nan belief successful maine is amazing, giving maine nan level to create and definitive myself."

Palace president Steve Parish called Guehi a "superstar" and "generational talent" while discussing nan anticipation of trading him this summer.

"It's humbling for personification arsenic large arsenic nan president to opportunity thing for illustration that, it's really nice," said Guehi. "I’m not judge I’m a superstar aliases generational talent but I'm really grateful for those words."

Guehi played each infinitesimal successful six of England's 7 Euro 2024 games, including nan 2-1 last conclusion by Spain, only missing nan quarter-final against Switzerland done suspension.

"I thought I did OK," he said. "I don’t consciousness I’m doing thing otherwise to what I do for my club. I’m doing nan aforesaid things reasonably consistently. It’s conscionable done connected a different stage.

"I conscionable enjoyed playing nan full tournament. In nan past I wouldn’t bask those moments – nan media attraction and moreover nan ambiance successful stadiums – but this tourney I enjoyed each azygous moment."

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