The Prophet Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Hope: "LONG GAME FOR SEAN Sean Longstaff is set to rebuff Premier League interest and fight for his place at Newcastle. Confidential revealed in December that the club would listen to offers for the midfielder after exercising the option to extend his contract to 2026. That protected the value of a player who could have left for free this summer. Everton have a longstanding interest and there has been talk of an approach before Monday’s transfer deadline. However, Confidential understands Longstaff has told Newcastle chiefs he wants to stay at his hometown club." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Myleftboot Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 4 hours ago, loki679 said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny1403 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 19 hours ago, The Prophet said: Hope: "LONG GAME FOR SEAN Sean Longstaff is set to rebuff Premier League interest and fight for his place at Newcastle. Confidential revealed in December that the club would listen to offers for the midfielder after exercising the option to extend his contract to 2026. That protected the value of a player who could have left for free this summer. Everton have a longstanding interest and there has been talk of an approach before Monday’s transfer deadline. However, Confidential understands Longstaff has told Newcastle chiefs he wants to stay at his hometown club." Good for him. I'd do the same if I was in his position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I feel like the summer is the turning point, he either leaves and starts a new adventure or stays for the rest of his career understanding that he's likely to be a 6th choice midfielder going forward. I don't mind either scenario FWIW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) Yeah basically, because we'd struggle to get a fee to justify the sale as he goes closer towards 30. We're going to have this decision to make with all our squad players going forward. They do reach a point (due to age, injuries) where you might as well just keep them rather than sell. Been this story with Wilson for a while. It's why we've also got to be ruthless when there is proper cash on the table. There is always a right time to sell. Edited January 31 by ponsaelius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 32 minutes ago, jonny1403 said: Good for him. I'd do the same if I was in his position. I would do the same if I was as limited a player as he is too. On a serious note though, it’s his prerogative to do whatever he feels is best for him. Does feel like he would be playing it very safe, but hometown club is a big factor I’m sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 On 30/01/2025 at 11:59, kingxlnc said: In hindsight, Trippier should have gone for 8-12m last Jan, he hasn't added much value in that time and in fact has only regressed to the point we will probably get nothing for him. I'm pretty sure it came out that Bayern were rumoured to have only offered between £2m-6m or something like that. At the time that seemed no where near enough to justify what we would lose. Problem is, since then he's regressed further and further. I think if the club received a £12m bid they would have taken it but in reality the bid was no where near that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 2 minutes ago, alexf said: I'm pretty sure it came out that Bayern were rumoured to have only offered between £2m-6m or something like that. At the time that seemed no where near enough to justify what we would lose. Problem is, since then he's regressed further and further. I think if the club received a £12m bid they would have taken it but in reality the bid was no where near that. This is constantly ignored. We don't know what we were offered for Trippier, so the idea we rejected £15m for him is fantasy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 11 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: I would do the same if I was as limited a player as he is too. On a serious note though, it’s his prerogative to do whatever he feels is best for him. Does feel like he would be playing it very safe, but hometown club is a big factor I’m sure. Thing is, he's going to hang around for another year, barely play and then get released on a free meaning his career takes a dip and his hometown club gets fuck all money to help build for the future. Everyone loses, awesome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 15 minutes ago, loki679 said: Thing is, he's going to hang around for another year, barely play and then get released on a free meaning his career takes a dip and his hometown club gets fuck all money to help build for the future. Everyone loses, awesome. Absolutely no chance we would let him go on a free though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said: Absolutely no chance we would let him go on a free though. from the ownership prospective they wont want that to happen but if the player refuses to move or doesnt like any offer on the table this will be what happens he will walk away for nothing or we continue to offer 12 month extensions to protect the asset going for nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Absolutely no chance we would let him go on a free though. You have to respect the dear boy's wishes... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, jonny1403 said: Good for him. I'd do the same if I was in his position. Yeah I can understand it from his position. From my position as a fan I want to see better players coming in, and PSR means we have to sell players like Longstaff so we can fund it. I gave the same reason for being disappointed Miggy turned down the £25m move to Saudi. Totally get that he was waiting for a move somewhere else, but as a fan I was disappointed because it's cost us getting a replacement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kid Icarus Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 That second goal still gives me chills like, absolutely class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Mad that's two years ago already like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny1403 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 30 minutes ago, loki679 said: Thing is, he's going to hang around for another year, barely play and then get released on a free meaning his career takes a dip and his hometown club gets fuck all money to help build for the future. Everyone loses, awesome. You say he'll barely play but: 1. He's one injury away from playing regularly and his competitors for the position are a constantly injured Willock and an 18 year old. We're going through a good run right now but one injury to Tonali, Bruno or Joelinton and his minutes massively increase. 2. We will probably have European football next season and realistically be looking at at least 8-10 more games that he will play a part in. 3. There's still a chance he regains form and becomes an important player again - which he's shown he has done before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny1403 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 11 minutes ago, TRon said: Yeah I can understand it from his position. From my position as a fan I want to see better players coming in, and PSR means we have to sell players like Longstaff so we can fund it. I gave the same reason for being disappointed Miggy turned down the £25m move to Saudi. Totally get that he was waiting for a move somewhere else, but as a fan I was disappointed because it's cost us getting a replacement. It was definitely frustrating as a fan with Miggy, no doubt. It was still proper odd though that some people on here were giving him grief for not wanting to uproot his family and move them to Saudi Arabia of all places just so that the team they support could have a bit more money to spend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 34 minutes ago, jonny1403 said: It was definitely frustrating as a fan with Miggy, no doubt. It was still proper odd though that some people on here were giving him grief for not wanting to uproot his family and move them to Saudi Arabia of all places just so that the team they support could have a bit more money to spend Nothing odd about it. I'd rather have a better player as a Newcastle fan and £25m would have gone a long way towards that. He'd have been getting paid to play football in Saudi Arabia, same as Ronaldo and Neymar, it's not like he'd have been getting chucked in a cell and being hung upside down getting his soles beat with a baton. That said, I can totally respect his decision to stay here if he didn't want to move. He has to look at what's best for him, just as I have the right to look at what's better for us as a club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) No disrespect to Sean, but if our scouts can't find a better player than this current form version of him, with the money we would get for selling him, then they aren't fit for purpose. Now ofcourse there is always a chance if he got a run of games he could return to the form that saw him be a mainstay in a side challenging for top 4 a few years ago. But I think the team has moved on from that and seems something has changed in that Howe has started bringing on Miley ahead of him now and starting Willock if fit. Edited January 31 by alexf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) 1 hour ago, TRon said: Nothing odd about it. I'd rather have a better player as a Newcastle fan and £25m would have gone a long way towards that. He'd have been getting paid to play football in Saudi Arabia, same as Ronaldo and Neymar, it's not like he'd have been getting chucked in a cell and being hung upside down getting his soles beat with a baton. That said, I can totally respect his decision to stay here if he didn't want to move. He has to look at what's best for him, just as I have the right to look at what's better for us as a club. And we'd possibly still have Elliot Anderson, be in a better position to sell Longstaff, and not have to (seemingly) pay £20m for a goalkeeper who can't make our subs bench. Maybe even have had less boardroom strife. It's not a mystery why it was a pity... Edited January 31 by 80 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny1403 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) 35 minutes ago, TRon said: Nothing odd about it. I'd rather have a better player as a Newcastle fan and £25m would have gone a long way towards that. He'd have been getting paid to play football in Saudi Arabia, same as Ronaldo and Neymar, it's not like he'd have been getting chucked in a cell and being hung upside down getting his soles beat with a baton. That said, I can totally respect his decision to stay here if he didn't want to move. He has to look at what's best for him, just as I have the right to look at what's better for us as a club. You've misunderstood my post. You admitted yourself that it was his decision (which you respect) whether to move or not. What was odd was our own fans slagging him off for making that decision in the best interests of his family. Edited January 31 by jonny1403 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 48 minutes ago, jonny1403 said: You've misunderstood my post. You admitted yourself that it was his decision (which you respect) whether to move or not. What was odd was our own fans slagging him off for making that decision in the best interests of his family. Don't agree with anyone slagging him off mind, never really saw much of it, but then I don't really take much notice of social media. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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