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title: "Crystal Palace: Eagles eye Marc Casado swoop"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-eagles-eye-marc-casado-swoop/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Crystal Palace News"
published: "2022-03-10T12:15:10Z"
modified: "2022-03-10T12:15:10Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Eagles eye Marc Casado swoop

**Crystal Palace and Newcastle United are both keen on signing Barcelona youngster Marc Casado.**

### The Lowdown: Casado profiled

Casado is just 18 years of age and [captains](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marc-casado/profil/spieler/636695) Barcelona’s Under-19 side. However, he is out of [contract](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marc-casado/profil/spieler/636695) with the Catalan giants in a matter of months and actually shares the same [agent](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/wasserman/beraterfirma/berater/440) as Palace forward Jordan Ayew.

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The Spaniard is [primarily](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marc-casado/profil/spieler/636695) a central midfielder but can also play in a holding role and has even [trained](https://sportwitness.co.uk/crystal-palace-newcastle-united-edging-forward-sign-barcelona-youngster/) with the first team under Xavi Hernandez, perhaps the best possible mentor for a young, technical midfielder.

### The Latest: Palace interest

[Sports Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/crystal-palace-newcastle-united-edging-forward-sign-barcelona-youngster/) relayed a story from Spanish outlet [Mundo Deportivo](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20220309/1001763618/clubs-premier-juvenil-azulgrana-marc-casado.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=futbol) on Wednesday regarding Casado. They claimed that both Palace and Newcastle are watching the midfielder and are best placed to sign the player on a free transfer in the summer.

The report does add that Casado would need to secure a work permit ahead of a possible move to the Premier League.

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### The Verdict: One to watch…

It seems as if sporting director Dougie Freedman is tracking Casado closely ahead of a possible free transfer swoop to bolster Patrick Vieira’s midfield options.

Securing Casado’s services ahead of Newcastle could be a shrewd move in the long-term, and it would be interesting to see what Vieira would do with the youngster if he moved to Selhurst Park.

Casado is [yet](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marc-casado/leistungsdaten/spieler/636695) to feature for Barcelona’s first-team, so he could well get his first taste of senior action in Palace colours, with a cut-price move possibly one to keep an eye on over the coming months.

***In other news: [Palace and John Textor now hit with off-field blow as news emerges.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-news/crystal-palace-boubacar-kamara-not-interested-in-move/)***