{"id":563084,"date":"2020-08-22T05:59:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T09:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=563084"},"modified":"2020-08-22T06:00:05","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T10:00:05","slug":"matty-longstaff-signs-new-two-year-deal-at-newcastle-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/08\/22\/matty-longstaff-signs-new-two-year-deal-at-newcastle-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Matty Longstaff Signs New Two-Year Deal at Newcastle United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matty Longstaff has penned down a deal that will keep him at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newcastle United<\/a> until 2022. This comes after the 20-year-old was subject to both Premier League and European speculation in the last couple of months.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11678\/12054260\/matty-longstaff-newcastle-midfielder-signs-new-deal\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky Sports News<\/a> reported that Newcastle boss <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/535d3678\/Steve-Bruce?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Bruce<\/a>\u00a0persuaded the midfielder to stay at Newcastle. Bruce is a big fan of the 20-year-old and is central to his plans for the 2020\/21 Premier League campaign.<\/p>\n<h2>Newcastle United\u2019s Matty Longstaff Pens New Two-Year Deal<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83e\udd1d He&#8217;s here to stay!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NUFC<\/a> are delighted to confirm that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattylobby48?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@mattylobby48<\/a> has signed a new deal with the club. \u26ab\ufe0f\u26aa\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NUFC\/status\/1297081171818491904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>2019\/20 Premier League Breakthrough<\/h3>\n<p>The academy graduate burst through to first-team action this season and made 15 appearances for the Magpies. Longstaff also scored twice in the Premier League and another in the FA cup<\/p>\n<p>His breakthrough comes a year after his brother <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a2b105e0\/Sean-Longstaff?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Longstaff<\/a>\u2019s emergence into the Newcastle first-team. The pair first started a Premier League game together in October against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a>. It proved to be a significant occasion when Matty\u2019s 25-yard strike won the game for the Magpies.<\/p>\n<p>Eight out of the nine games that the England U20 international played this season were against teams in the top eight. This shows the faith Bruce has in the youngster. If he stays fit, Longstaff\u2019s game time is only going to increase next season and he could become an integral part of Newcastle&#8217;s push for the top half of the table.<\/p>\n<h3>Premier League and European Clubs Were Waiting<\/h3>\n<p>Longstaff\u2019s impressive displays in a Newcastle shirt, coupled with question marks around his contract, meant that a whole host of Premier League and European clubs were interested.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/news\/report-southampton-and-west-ham-want-matty-longstaff-30540862\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Ham United\u00a0<\/a>and newly-promoted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/sport\/leeds-united\/matty-longstaff-leeds-united-interest-18742570\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leeds United <\/a>had both expressed interest in the midfielder. Meanwhile, in Italy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11678\/11999361\/matty-longstaff-newcastle-midfielder-offered-udinese-contract\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Udinese made an offer<\/a> for the 20-year-old and it looked a move ready to happen. But, in a dramatic U-turn, Longstaff has committed to the club that made him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"8LkdT80mR5NaIA1MRqTP7Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1179408343\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'8LkdT80mR5NaIA1MRqTP7Q',sig:'_3bpuv8Znt8q0GVDFyUvyFO0wHDVh63kyUutMcJ2RO0=',w:'594px',h:'380px',items:'1179408343',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matty Longstaff has penned down a deal that will keep him at Newcastle United until 2022. This comes after the 20-year-old was subject to both Premier League and European speculation in the last couple of months. Sky Sports News reported that Newcastle boss Steve Bruce\u00a0persuaded the midfielder to stay at Newcastle. 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