Newcastle United are bracing themselves for bids from both
Crystal Palace and
Greek champions Olympiacos for their captain Fabricio Coloccini .
The Daily Express claims that Olympiacos are set to
offer £2.5 million for the Argentine centre-back, while
various reports earlier in the week suggested Alan Pardew is looking to be reunited with his former skipper at Selhurst Park this summer. With the 33-year-old also having just one year remaining on his Newcastle contract, the Magpies could look to recoup a fee for the Argentine rather than risk losing him for free next summer - and their skipper is yet to play a minute of pre-season football, although that could change against York City on Wednesday night.
Whats more, Newcastle are looking to bring in at least one centre-back this summer - with Anderlechts
Chancel Mbemba having agreed to join for £8 million , subject to a work permit - and so Coloccinis starting place could come under scrutiny on Tyneside. Pardew has already recruited his former Magpies midfielder
Yohan Cabaye from Paris Saint-Germain for upwards of £10 million this summer and now he is looking to bring in another one of his ex-charges. Coloccini, who is currently struggling with an Achilles problem, signed for
Newcastle for £10.3 million from Deportivo La Coruna back in 2008 and the 39-cap Argentina international has made 248 appearances for the Magpies, scoring six times.
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