Celtic and Newcastle United are both reported to be keen on signing Crystal Palace midfielder James McCarthy over the coming months.  

As to be expected, plenty of Eagles fans have been reacting to the two club’s reported interest in the 30-year-old.

According to TEAMtalk, Newcastle are looking to pip Celtic to a deal for the Irishman, with the Scottish giants coming close to landing the player on a pre-contract agreement back in January.

McCarthy, who is on £50,000-a-week at Selhurst Park, is out of contract in a matter of months. He has made just 49 appearances since joining in 2019, with 14 of those coming this season.

The midfielder began the campaign as a regular under Roy Hodgson, but he has since fallen out of favour and a Palace exit appears to be on the cards.

Palace fans react

@CPFCtransfersHQ shared TEAMtalk’s claims on McCarthy on social media on Friday evening.

Here is what some Palace fans had to say in reply. A few praised the player, whereas others want to see the back of the midfielder over the coming months.

“Get rid. Please”Credit: @stuartAchalmers”A fit James McCarthy is one of our most solid players.”Credit: @Padraic_McG”Move him on”Credit: @Steve_CPFC”I like him, prepared to fight for the team”Credit: @JimRuss1980″Good when he plays but he doesn’t often.”Credit: @Georgiecpfc”Need to get younger players in”Credit: @AdamNye1

In other news: Many Palace fans fume at Hodgson’s recent comments regarding his future, find out more here.