Newcastle lining up £45 million for Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze

Newly minted Newcastle United are lining up an audacious £45 million move for Crystal Palace talent Eberechi Eze come the summer.

According to The Sun, the Magpies failed to add Eze in January despite making an offer of around 5 million pounds to take him on loan until the end of the season, with the club then willing to pay £35 million to make the deal permanent.

And, though Newcastle ended up with five new faces, Eze’s was not one of them, and the Palace man stayed put.

But for how long? The Sun claim that Eddie Howe and co. will make the Englishman one of their top targets as they look to recruit with an eye to the long term should they beat the drop, which is looking increasingly likely.

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – MAY 11: Eberechi Eze of Crystal Palace during the Premier League match between Southampton and Crystal Palace at St Mary’s Stadium on May 11, 2021 in Southampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images)

And that interest could formulate itself into a mammoth bid for Eze, thought to be around the £45 million mark, and the Sun report that ‘Palace could be tempted to more than double their money on a player they signed from QPR 18 months ago for £17m’.

How did Newcastle do in January?

As previously mentioned, Newcastle added 5 new faces in January: Chris Wood joined to bolster their forward line and Bruno Guimaraes was added to their midfield. It was defence that was the priority, however, as Matt Targett, Dan Burn and Kieran Trippier all joined the club.

It has had the desired effect too, with the club having won their last three games and now sitting unbeaten in 5. With the money at their disposal, should they recruit smartly and add players like Eze to their ranks, they could become a force to be reckoned with sooner than anticipated.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	25	47	63
2	Liverpool FC	24	42	54
3	Chelsea FC	24	30	47
4	Manchester United	25	8	43
5	West Ham United	25	11	41
6	Arsenal FC	22	9	39
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	4	37
8	Tottenham Hotspur	22	-1	36
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	24	0	33
10	Southampton FC	24	-7	29
11	Leicester City	22	-5	27
12	Aston Villa	23	-5	27
13	Crystal Palace	24	-3	26
14	Brentford FC	25	-14	24
15	Leeds United	23	-19	23
16	Everton FC	22	-10	22
17	Newcastle United	23	-19	21
18	Norwich City	24	-36	17
19	Watford FC	23	-20	15
20	Burnley FC	21	-12	14

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	16
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	12
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	10
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	9
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	8
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	8
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	8
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	8
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	7
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	7
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	7
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City	7
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	8
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	7
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	7
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	7
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United	0	6
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	6
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	5
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	6
Canos, Sergi	Brentford FC	0	6
Westwood, Ashley	Burnley FC	0	6
Alonso, Marcos	Chelsea FC	0	6
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	6
Norgaard, Christian	Brentford FC	0	6
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	6
Laporte, Aymeric	Manchester City	1	5
Shelvey, Jonjo	Newcastle United	0	5
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United	0	6
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	6

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	10
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	8
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	6
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	5
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	5
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	5
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	5
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	5
Redmond, Nathan	Southampton FC	5
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	4
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	4
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	4
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	4
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	4