Newcastle United are prepared to cash in on Sean Longstaff during the January transfer window.
According to Daily Mail, they are prepared to listen to offers for the 27-year-old due to the PSR regulations.
Sporting director Paul Mitchell has been asked to improve the club’s financial situation and the Magpies are now looking to balance their books by selling the academy graduate.
Newcastle recently triggered an extension in the player’s contract and he is on their books until 2026 now. It remains to be seen whether they can find a suitable destination for him.
Longstaff has been a useful member of the first team for Newcastle, and the Magpies will need to fill the void left by him. They are already lacking in depth when it comes to the central midfield.
Meanwhile, there shouldn’t be a shortage of clubs looking to sign the player when he is made available. He is a proven performer in the Premier League and he is likely to be available for a reasonable amount of money as well.
The report from Daily Mail claims that the player has been made available to a number of clubs and intermediaries.
It will be interesting to see where he ends up.
Where will Sean Longstaff end up?
Longstaff will want to join a competitive club where he will be able to fight for trophies. The exit from Newcastle might be a disappointing blow for the player, but he is powerless with the club looking to move him on.
Newcastle will be hoping to secure European qualification this season and they need to do well during the second half of the campaign. They must look to bring in the right reinforcements in January. Getting rid of Longstaff could raise the funds for them to bring in their own signings next month.
Longstaff, Wilson, Almiron, Murphy, Lascelles, Targett, Vlachodimus, Ruddy, Gillespie and Krafth.
None of those would be missed next season but getting them all out and replaced would be a mammoth task.
Integrating some of our highly thought of young’uns into the squad next season like Neave, Sanusi, Munda, Mills, Shaha, Finneran, Pivas and the exciting Salia would really brighten up the scene.
The team only works with Sean in the team, where are they going to get a replacement for that sort of commitment?
Sorry but not good enough. Journeyman at best. No doubting his commitment but lacks the extra skills required to take Newcastle forward.
He puts a reasonable work rate in but his contribution towards the 90 minutes is minimal. He cannot keep his hands off opponents shoulders, giving a multitude of fouls away after being stripped of the ball due to his lack of ability. I love the fact he came through the ranks but he’s simply not good enough if we want to move forward
Selling Longstaff would be an error of cataclysmic proportions he really is the guys of the team. Don’t believe me look at results with him in the team v results with him out.
selling him would be a huge mistake and we would probably need to spend more than we get for him.I,m afraid isak or bruno or maybe both will need to be sacrificed for the greater good
I’d keep Longstaff. He’s a decent backup player that’s reallt committed to the club. I’d be more willing to sell Bruno to Man City for £100m+ in January, though only on the proviso that Newcaslte get Moussa Diaby from Al-Ittihad for £50m-ish, Ivan Toney from Al-Ahli for £30m-ish, and bring in Ruben Neves from Al-Hilal and Mohamed Simakan from Al-Nassr on loan until the end of the season