Sky Sports: Leeds United eye double Newcastle United transfer swoop as personal conditions are agreed

Leeds United are pursuing a double transfer swoop from Newcastle.

Leeds have agreed personal terms with Sean Longstaff and filed a £10 million plus £2 million add-ons offer.

Newcastle extended Longstaff’s contract to the end of the 2025/26 season to avoid losing him on a free transfer in the summer.

And the club appears prepared to cash in on the academy graduate in a move that will be recorded as pure profit in Newcastle’s PSR calculations.

Longstaff’s 19-year association with Newcastle might come to an end when he joins a newly promoted Leeds side. Longstaff made 214 appearances for the Magpies after coming up through the youth, scoring 16 goals.

Longstaff’s highlight at Newcastle was likely his goal in the 4-1 Champions League victory over Paris Saint-Germain in October 2023.

Leeds are seeking to do further business with Newcastle this summer, in addition to signing Longstaff.

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Leeds are also interested in Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope. Pope’s long-term future at St James’ Park is questionable as he enters the final year of his contract. The Magpies are also looking to sign James Trafford from Burnley.

Newcastle ideally wants to keep Pope and have him fight with Trafford for the starting goalkeeper role.

However, Leeds are looking for a new goalkeeper this summer to replace Illan Meslier.

According to Sky Sports’ Keith Downie, Nick Pope wishes to remain at Newcastle despite interest from Leeds United.

“With #NUFC in talks with Burnley over James Trafford, there are questions about Pope’s future at the club.” But Newcastle want him to stay, and so does Pope, 33, with Champions League action on the horizon.

The expectation is that Pope will stay, but everything might alter if Trafford arrives in Newcastle. The possible goalkeeper deal would almost probably allow Martin Dubravka to leave the club this summer.

Newcastle now has five senior goalkeepers under contract, with Dubravka, John Ruddy, and Mark Gillespie all signing new agreements this year. The other two are Pope and Odysseas Vlachodimos, with the latter potentially available for loan.

So, even if Pope stays in Newcastle, Leeds will have plenty of options if they decide to continue shopping on Tyneside.

James Trafford’s newest transfer comes following NUFC’s proposal.

The possible arrival of Trafford will most likely decide any goalkeeper movement at Newcastle this summer.

Newcastle made a £27 million approach for the goalkeeper last month, which Burnley rejected, but have stayed in talks since.

Trafford has made minimal progress in the last week or two, and he is currently back training with Burnley in preparation for the season. However, the Magpies have been working on the transfer for over a year and are still hoping to complete it before the first game of pre-season on July 19 at Celtic (3pm kickoff).