Newcastle would be making a huge mistake if they even consider selling ‘unsung hero’ in January

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Sean Longstaff has been linked with a move away from Newcastle United, but the club would be making a huge mistake by letting him go.

It’s been reported that Newcastle are willing to listen to offers for the local midfielder in a bid to navigate the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules which is preventing them from spending much in January.

It often goes under the radar what Longstaff brings to the team because he is outshone by the South American flair of Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton, but he’s been an integral part of this Eddie Howe team and an ‘unsung hero‘.

Longstaff and Newcastle are the perfect fit

Longstaff is a Premier League level midfielder, there’s no question about that, but it just feels as though he won’t be able to find another club where he slots in as well as he does in the North East.

The 26-year-old, being a boyhood Newcastle supporter from North Shields, has this connection with the fans, he knows exactly what they demand and what it’s like to be in the stands cheering the team on.

He’s not going to get that at any other club, and it certainly seems strange that Newcastle would even consider letting him go when they are already in fact quite short in the midfield department.

They could look to sell the academy graduate to fund a move for Kalvin Phillips, but then they’d be back to square one looking for someone else to come in soon after, and likely for a larger fee.

Longstaff still wouldn’t solve financial problems

Newcastle are quite obviously desperate to be able to spend some money on new players this month to boost their hopes of achieving a European spot for next year.

However, it’s honestly difficult to see how selling Longstaff could be that beneficial to the club in the long-term. With respect to him, Longstaff isn’t exactly tearing the league apart, and he’s no longer a young talent with potential either.

The fee that you would be getting for him would largely be because he’s a solid, Premier League-proven player, but other than that there’s not too much more that you could add to the sales pitch.

Other teams also wouldn’t have that personal connection with him as a local, so from the outside looking in it just feels like a bit of a waste of everyone’s time to even consider pushing him out of the door.