'Agreement reached' for Longstaff to join Leeds for a fee of up to £15m

Leeds United look to be closing in on summer signing number five after their pursuit of Newcastle United midfielder Sean Longstaff made significant progress yesterday.

- by Lee Sobot

The Whites have been heavily linked with interest in Longstaff all summer, with midfield reinforcements one of several summer transfer priorities as Daniel Farke's side prepare for the Premier League.

Elland Road chiefs are also keen to add more topflight experience to the group, having signed all four current arrivals from abroad, and have made a habit of targeting players with one year left on their contract, as is the case here.

The YEP reported last week that Leeds had seen three bids rejected by Newcastle, the latter of which was worth an initial £10 million plus a further £2m of add-ons.

Speculation quietened in the following days but on Tuesday evening, the Athletic's David Ornstein revealed an agreement had been reached in principle for the 27-year-old midfielder.