Eagles aiming to steal Pardew from Magpies in £2m swoop

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew could be on the verge of bringing a tumultuous four-year reign on Tyneside to an end and agreeing terms to take over as the new manager of Crystal Palace.

Several leading bookmakers have suspended betting on the next Premier League manager to leave his post after reports that Palace have agreed compensation terms with Newcastle.

Neither club has been willing to confirm suggestions that the Eagles will pay £2 million (€2.5m) to land Pardew, who still has five years left on his St James’ Park contract.