Sean Longstaff during Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Newcastle United will face a tricky transfer decision ahead of January as Sean Longstaff could be a player they will be forced to consider selling.
The 26-year-old has been a regular part of Eddie Howe’s first team, but it seems his state of birth led the club to consider snapping him up from a Financial Fair Play perspective during the recent transfer window. summer
This is according to The Athleticwho add that Newcastle may now find they have to think again the possibility of letting Longstaff gootherwise, they run the very real risk of him leaving St James’ Park on a free transfer next summer.
Longstaff is not the type of player Newcastle would want to losebut it wouldn’t make sense to let him play out his contract either, as it would mean missing out on a potentially huge sale for the Magpies.
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Surely it won’t be too difficult for Newcastle to find clubs interested in a player like Longstaff, although another issue to consider is that interested teams are also unwilling to pay him with only six months to go as a free agent . .
It’s not an ideal situation for NUFC, but they still can Find a buyer for Longstaff this winter, that could end up being good business for them and help them reinvest in other areas of their roster.
