Leeds United have reached an agreement in principle to sign midfielder Sean Longstaff from Newcastle United, The Athletic reported on Tuesday. The deal, worth £10 million plus £2 million

As an academy graduate, Longstaff wanted his boyhood team to be compensated rather than face losing him as a free agent next summer.

Leeds have agreed a fee in excess of £12m for Newcastle midfielder Sean Longstaff; the 27-year-old midfielder has one year remaining on his current contract; Leeds saw three previous bids rejected