{"id":9823,"date":"2025-07-20T07:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T07:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/9823\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T07:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T07:15:11","slug":"longstaff-to-be-centre-stage-at-leeds-after-transfer-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/9823\/","title":{"rendered":"Longstaff to be &#8216;centre stage&#8217; at Leeds after transfer announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniel-Farke-Sean-Longstaff-Leeds-United-1140x641.png\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Daniel Farke has signed Sean Longstaff for Leeds United.\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Credit: Imago\/Hasan Karim)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ian-darke.png\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"MOT Leeds News speaking to Ian Darke\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Sat 19 July 2025 19:10, UK <\/p>\n<p>Leeds completed their fifth addition of the summer with the signing of Sean Longstaff. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/daniel-farke\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Farke<\/a> needed Premier League experience in his squad, and he has added that with the former Newcastle man. <\/p>\n<p>Longstaff has 171 top-flight appearances to his name, with 10 goals and nine assists for his boyhood club in that time.<\/p>\n<p>Farke\u2019s midfield options now look very strong <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/exclusives\/ao-tanaka-exit-verdict-emerges-as-everyone-has-price-at-leeds-united\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">with the likes of Ao Tanaka<\/a>, Ethan Ampadu and Ilia Gruev also at his disposal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Longstaff-stats-Leeds-United-820x1024.png\" alt=\"Leeds signing Sean Longstaff's Premier League appearances.\" class=\"wp-image-202139\" \/>Longstaff\u2019s top-flight appearances. (Credit: Imago)Longstaff tipped to star for Leeds<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/anton-stach-transfer-next-as-update-emerges-after-longstaff-deal-at-leeds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds confirmed the signing of Longstaff<\/a> (19 July) after finally overcoming a hurdle involving the potential fee with the Magpies.<\/p>\n<p>The Peacocks eventually agreed on a \u00a312million deal, with a potential for an extra \u00a33m in add-ons if certain goals are met. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Iconic commentator Ian Darke believes that the Geordie will be a key man for the Whites next season after he completed his move. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to MOT Leeds News, he said: \u201cHe is a good solid signing, brings bags of Premier League experience, and the price is right at \u00a312m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is tough for anyone to get past Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali, and Joelinton, so from being in the chorus line at Newcastle, he becomes centre stage at Leeds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Elland-Road-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Elland Road\" class=\"wp-image-192130\" \/>Longstaff has been tipped to star in Yorkshire. (Credit: Imago)Leeds could sign another ex-Newcastle star<\/p>\n<p>Leeds could secure another ex-Magpies ace with <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/transfers\/callum-wilson-reacts-as-leeds-transfer-officially-announced\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the signing of Callum Wilson<\/a> on a free transfer. <\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old left St James\u2019 Park at the end of the season after five years on Tyneside and has been linked with the <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elland Road<\/a> outfit. <\/p>\n<p>The LS11 outfit needs an upgrade upfront, with doubts about Championship top scorer <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/joel-piroe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joel Piroe<\/a>\u2018s ability to lead the line at the elite level, and Wilson could be a good option if he can prove that he is over his injury issues. <\/p>\n<p>They could reunite Longstaff with his former teammate, which would help him settle in Yorkshire after leaving his homegrown club, where he had been since the age of nine. <\/p>\n<p>One thing is for sure: Farke\u2019s business is far from over, and there could be plenty more deals before the new season begins, in several positions to help them survive.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFloxY1SWsv0yud4k0u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">MOT Leeds News WhatsApp channel<\/a>\u00a0and turn on notifications to have all the latest, breaking Leeds United news sent straight to your phone.<\/p>\n<p>Related Posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Imago\/Hasan Karim) Sat 19 July 2025 19:10, UK Leeds completed their fifth addition of the summer with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9824,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[5719,59,2944,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-9823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-daniel-farke","tag-gb","tag-sean-longstaff","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}