Manchester United target Sean Longstaff in talks to extend contract at current club

Sean Longstaff

Newcastle are in talks with Sean Longstaff over a new contract, according to The Times.

The midfielder broke into the Magpies' first team under Rafael Benitez last season and went on to make 11 appearances in all competitions.

His impressive performances alerted the attention of Manchester United, who were linked with the 21-year-old throughout this summer. 

However, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side were unable to prise Longstaff away from his boyhood club.

The Newcastle academy product is now in discussions over a new £80,000-per-week deal.

Longstaff's younger brother, Matty, could also put pen to paper on fresh terms to extend his own stay at St James' Park.

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Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).