Newcastle might have to come up with £70m

NEWCASTLE United have been told they'd need a £70m price tag if they want to sign Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton in January.

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As reported earlier this month, senior recruitment scouts have been spotted at Palace games home and away as the club continue to run the rule over Marc Guehi, but Wharton is also catching the eye.

Despite Al becoming more prevalent in scouting in this data

NEWCASTLE NOTEBOOK By LEE RYDER Chief Newcastle writer

driven era, Newcastle are still keen to stay on the road of traditional scouting and have eyes and ears at matches rather than skimming through video clips.