Sean Longstaff- Deal close
Reports we are close to signing 27 year old Newcastle midfielder Sean Longstaff.
The popular local boy has been with his boyhood club since he was a kid and made his debut 7 years ago.
He has gone on to over 200 appearances for his boyhood club with around 150 starts.
He has also had a few loan spells with him shining in League 1 some years ago for Blackpool.
He is a relative of former Leeds United player David Thompson who is his father's cousin.
He is known as a hard working progressive passing midfielder most comfortable in a midfield 3 who has been praised for his selfless attitude.
He is also competent defensively.
Criticisms would be he is more a steady player than anyone whose going to really shine and for a Box to Box player he doesn't actually score or assist much.
However another advantage is he does qualify as a home grown player and he is a very experienced Premier League player which we haven't much of whose done an atleast solid job in his career
The popular local boy has been with his boyhood club since he was a kid and made his debut 7 years ago.
He has gone on to over 200 appearances for his boyhood club with around 150 starts.
He has also had a few loan spells with him shining in League 1 some years ago for Blackpool.
He is a relative of former Leeds United player David Thompson who is his father's cousin.
He is known as a hard working progressive passing midfielder most comfortable in a midfield 3 who has been praised for his selfless attitude.
He is also competent defensively.
Criticisms would be he is more a steady player than anyone whose going to really shine and for a Box to Box player he doesn't actually score or assist much.
However another advantage is he does qualify as a home grown player and he is a very experienced Premier League player which we haven't much of whose done an atleast solid job in his career