Taxi for Alan Pardew, say the front pages of English media.
The installation of Alan Pardew as Crystal Palace boss will be announced in the coming hours/days, once all legal formalities have been concluded. The compensation sum of £2.5m has been mentioned in various quarters - half of the contractual amount payable.
Official NUFC website:"Newcastle United can confirm that Crystal Palace have made a formal approach requesting permission to speak to Alan Pardew in relation to their vacant managerial position.
"Crystal Palace have offered compensation at a level whereby Alan has now been permitted to speak to them.
"As a result of this development today (Monday), Alan will not be at training on Tuesday. Training will be the responsibility of assistant manager John Carver.
"The Club will make a further announcement in due course."
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