According to a report from the Telegraph, Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce is ‘concerned‘ over the on-going contract saga with Matty Longstaff as the player is reportedly still unable to agree a new deal – leaving some sets of supporters frustrated over the club not being able to tie the player down.
Longstaff, who has completed a noteworthy 89% pass accuracy inside his own half over six starts in the Premier League this season (SofaScore), has impressed in flashes since being promoted to the first team – most notably scoring in each league fixture against Premier League giants Manchester United.
The Englishman, as a result, is currently in negotiations for a new contract – but due to other contractual complications with his brother Sean, the deal could be stalled for a little while longer according to this Telegraph piece. The younger Longstaff appears to have an edge when it comes to passing, with Matthew amassing an 80% success rate overall compared to Sean’s 78.1% – all the while making more passes on average (34.3), as per WhoScored.com.
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As a result, these Magpies supporters are frustrated over the contract saga’s latest development, with one describing it as “utterly shambolic” – find all of their best comments from Twitter down below.
Pure madness
— Andy Black (@andyblack27) February 3, 2020
Utterly shambolic
— David Short (@davidshort63) February 3, 2020
How much of this is agents pushing for big deals so they get their cut. -parasites !
— Theatre4Everyone (@AndyBtheatre) February 3, 2020
Sean needs to wind his neck in if hes after top dollar. His performances this year have been really poor.
— DG (@DavidJG80) February 3, 2020
I am afraid offering him £5k a week pay rise isn’t going to keep him.
— Adrian Farrar (@Adrian_Farrar) February 3, 2020
My only surprise is that people are surprised 🤷♂️ typical of the regime unfortunately, will never change until we’re rid of FCB😡
— Scott Smith (@ScottyDog4410) February 3, 2020
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