Newcastle United officials showed a 'lot of respect' during negotiations to sign Sevilla centre-back Diego Carlos.
That is the view of Monchi, Sevilla's highly-rated sporting director, who confirmed that the club had rejected a 'very good' offer from Newcastle for Carlos.
Carlos was one of Newcastle's top targets this month, especially after a move for Lille centre-back Sven Botman broke down, but Sevilla were understandably reluctant to lose the influential 29-year-old in the mid-season window.
