Sevilla sporting director Monchi believes Diego Carlos will now stay at the club after they rejected what he believes will be Newcastle’s final offer for the player.
Speaking at a LaLiga club spotlight event Monchi said the first contact between Newcastle and Sevilla came a month ago. What he called a ‘very important, respectable’ offer was then made which Sevilla rejected.
Asked if the club feared a late bid that would be too good to turn down Monchi added: ‘We last spoke three days ago. Both sides explained their position and we judged the negotiation to be closed and over.