Manchester United have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Newcastle United starlet Sean Longstaff after Magpies owner Mike Ashley said the young midfielder is “not for sale”.
Ashley was echoing the words of his new manager Steve Bruce, who also claims the 21-year-old will not be leaving Tyneside, and revealed he didn’t want to sell Ayoze Perez, who joined Leicester City earlier this month in a £30 million ($37m) deal.
So far this summer Newcastle have broken their transfer record to bring in Brazilian striker Joelinton from Hoffenheim for a reported fee of £40m ($50m), and Ashley is hoping further new faces will follow him through the door at St.