Man Utd confident of signing highly-rated Newcastle kid Longstaff in £25m transfer

Posted Saturday, June 15, 2019 by Thesun.co.uk

Man Utd confident of signing highly-rated Newcastle kid Longstaff in £25m transfer
Man Utd are confident of wrapping up a deal for Sean Longstaff Credit: PA:Press Association

MANCHESTER UNITED are confident of landing Newcastle United’s Sean Longstaff.

United have already signed Swansea flyer Daniel James and want the Magpies midfielder to be the next one through the door, according to The Mirror.

Longstaff, 21, made a huge impression under Toon boss Rafa Benitez last term, but a knee injury in March ended his season.

Despite United's confidence in bagging the Magpies academy product, Sky Sports News claim there has been no contact between the clubs about a deal.

Reds boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a huge admirer of Longstaff and thinks he will grow and develop into a player who will be in the Old Trafford engine room for years to come.

And despite the uncertainty around a potential sale of the club, United’s top brass are set to launch a formal bid with a bid of around £25million.

Abu Dhabi-based billionaire Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nahyan is in talks to buy Newcastle and could take the view of keeping Longstaff at the club to keep the St James’ Park faithful on side.

Toon fan Longstaff revealed last week he is flattered to be linked with one of the biggest clubs in the world.

He told the club’s in house channel: “I’m massively flattered to have my name even mentioned in those conversations, but I’m 100 per cent focused on Newcastle.

"I’ve always wanted to play for Newcastle and I’ve only had a little taste of that so for me, it’s about getting fit as soon as I can and getting back on the pitch for Newcastle and making more memories of the future."