Longstaff is out of contract at Newcastle at the end of the month, and the midfielder has an offer of £30,000 per week plus a £2.5 million signing-on fee from Italian club Udinese, according to the report.
The 20-year-old midfielder has also reportedly refused a verbal offer from the Magpies worth £20,000 per week.
According to The Daily Mail, the prospective new Newcastle owners – Saudi Arabia’s PIF – are aware of the situation of Longstaff, and ‘believe a resolution is not close’.
Newcastle United exit inevitable?
Longstaff has made only a handful of appearances for the Newcastle first team, and the midfielder is still raw and developing as a footballer.
With just weeks left on his current contract, it does seem inevitable that the youngster will leave Newcastle.
The appeal to play in Serie A is understandable, and the huge salary on offer must also be very tempting indeed.
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