Leeds has confirmed the signing of Sean Longstaff from Newcastle.
Club statement:
Leeds United is delighted to announce the signing of Sean Longstaff, which joins the club from Newcastle United for an unknown fee.
The midfielder has signed a four -year -old deal on Elland Road who will hold him in West Yorkshire until the summer of 2029.
Our fifth signing of the window arrives at Leeds and has made 25 performances in the last campaign of the Premier League for the Magpies, so that they can qualify for the Champions League. He was also a key figure when ending a 70-year-old trophy-dried in St. James' Park by winning the League Cup.
After he had enjoyed spells in his career in his career in his career, Longstaff made his debut for Newcastle in a cup -equal game 2018 with Nottingham Forest and has since been represented in all competitions more than 200 times.
A first goal in black and white came in a 2019 victory over Burnley. From that moment on, Longstaff continued to offer a goal depreciation and enjoyed a distance strike, or a battle in the air, which scored 16 times in the upper flight.
Sean brings experience on the European stage from his time on Tyneside who made five performances in the UEFA Champions League in the 2023/24 season.
Starting in the heart of midfield in a scoreless draw on the San Siro against Italian Giants AC Milan, our newest recruit then played in a 4-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain where he scored the third goal in a memorable evening in St. James' Park, and opposite Borussia Dortmund both at home.
Everyone at Leeds United wants to welcome our fifth summer signing to the club and we look forward to seeing Sean in action for the whites.
Sky Sports News understands that the compensation paid is more than £ 12 million.
The 27-year-old midfielder has signed a four-year deal on Elland Road.
Longstaff has been in Newcastle since 2006 and made more than 200 first team performances for the club.
He will sign the fifth summer for Leeds, after Sebastiaan Bornau, Lukas Nmecha, Jaka Bijol and Gabriel Gudmundson.
Leeds Transfers
In
Sean Longstaff – Newcastle, £ 12m
Sebastiaan Born – Wolfsburg, £ 5.1 million
Lukas Nmecha – Wolfsburg, free
Jaka Bijol – Udinese, £ 15m
Gabriel Gudmundsson – Lille, £ 10m
Out
Josuha Guilavogui – released
Joe Snowdon – Swindon, free
Junior Firpo – released
Max Wober – Werder Bremen, Loan