Financially a move to Newcastle could benefit Palace and Wilf.

Palace could reasonably expect Newcastle to meet their valuation and Wilf gets probably his last chance of a big transfer related pay day.

From a footballing perspective I'm not sure it ticks Wilf's boxes. It's going to take a while for Newcastle to get the right infrastructure in place and if Champions League football is his ambition I can't see that happening for at least 2-3 years.

Old, Ungifted and White

It will be quicker than us as I doubt we will ever be able to provide it !

But he has said he wants to leave to play in CL football - even with all the money behind them, there are no guarantees that Newcastle will get there anytime soon.

The move that Wilf wanted was to Arsenal when they were qualifying for the CL . He could be in his early 30's before Newcastle are in that position.

Old, Ungifted and White

With the money available to them and the 'big name' manager they will no doubt be bringing in,I am sure they will be looking much higher up the food chain than Wilf.

Their next appointment will likely be facing relegation and the possibility of 'bouncing back' next season. Not sure that is something that will appeal to Wilf, or indeed Gallagher.

Lazy journalism until a manager is appointed I am afraid.

I seriously think Newcastle will be relegated this year, So more Championship than Champions League

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as others have said, this is our last chance to get a big payout for Wilf. He's had his best years for us (although I do think that he could improve under Vieira), however with the sort of players we're bringing into the team, and the new manager's philosophy, we could invest in new talent that can be a part of the club for longer and/or have bigger potential sell-on money.

And ultimately Wilf will find out if he can make a difference at a club other than Palace.

But early 30's is better than nothing. No other CL teams have or are going to show an interest in him now. (Unless he stuck it out with us and became an attractive free transfer at 30).

I genuinely think he'd take it if offered, because if they replicate city, within 12 months that team will have 100's of million of pounds spent on it. They will be coming into this with a intended road map (CL in 3 years, league title in 5 etc)