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title: "Newcastle: Eddie Howe hopeful of Sean Longstaff deal"
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published: "2022-05-14T11:40:09Z"
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# Newcastle: Eddie Howe hopeful of Sean Longstaff deal

**Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe wants to tie Sean Longstaff down to a new contract.**

### The lowdown

Having come through the youth ranks at Newcastle, the North Shields-born midfielder made his senior debut in August 2018 (via [nufc.co.uk](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/sean-longstaff/)). Less than four years on, he’s [only seven short](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sean-longstaff/leistungsdaten/spieler/346707) of a century of appearances for the Magpies.

The [£11.7million-rated](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sean-longstaff/profil/spieler/346707) 24-year-old was due to be [out of contract at the end of the season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sean-longstaff/profil/spieler/346707).

As he contemplates whether to sign on the dotted line, he’s may need assurances over playing time next season. Longstaff has made [22 Premier League appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sean-longstaff/leistungsdaten/spieler/346707), 13 of them starts, so far this term.

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### The latest

[The Chronicle’s Lee Ryder](https://twitter.com/lee_ryder/status/1524797048406560768) relayed an update on Longstaff on Twitter on Thursday evening.

“Eddie Howe hoping to complete \[a\] deal for \[the\] midfielder,” he wrote.

[In the attached story](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-sean-longstaff-contract-23941919), he explains that Newcastle actually opened negotiations over the contract in 2019, but they stalled.

Longstaff apparently has other offers, but Howe wants to keep him at St James’ Park with a four-year commitment.

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### The verdict

It was looking a little bleak for Longstaff’s Newcastle future early in Howe’s reign.

He played 19 minutes of the manager’s first game against Brentford, but [watched the next five from the sidelines](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sean-longstaff/leistungsdaten/spieler/346707).

However, he’s featured in [11 of the 19 matches](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sean-longstaff/leistungsdaten/spieler/346707) since then and though that may not be quite the level of involvement he’d ideally like, it does show his value as a squad player.

Indeed, Howe and the club hierarchy may have decided that replacing Longstaff, who would be leaving on a free, would needlessly consume a portion of their summer transfer budget.

He’s a highly capable of midfielder himself, winning praise from [Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/pep-guardiola-praises-isaac-hayden-15753014) and [Ryder](https://nothingbutnewcastle.com/2021/04/latest-news/longstaff-west-ham/), who dubbed him ‘fantastic’.

**In other news, [Luke Edwards rages over this Newcastle leak](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/saudi-green-third-kit-leak-premier-league/).**