If a deal is completed in time, Longstaff could appear in Saturday's pre-season friendly against Manchester United in Stockholm on Saturday. He will become Leeds' fifth signing this summer following the arrivals of defenders Sebastiaan Bornauw, Jaka Bijol and Gabriel Gudmundsson, as well as German forward Lukas Nmecha.

Sean Longstaff is set to leave Newcastle United in a £12 million deal with Leeds United, but the club is not expected to immediately pursue a like-for-like replacement in midfield. According to Craig Hope of the Daily Mail,

Sean Longstaff's Newcastle United exit is drawing closer as the academy graduate bids farewell to the club he has called home for over 20 years. The midfielder, who struggled for game time under Eddie Howe last term, is closing in on a move to Leeds United that will see him once again earn regular minutes, while remaining close to the north east.

BBC Radio Leeds' Adam Pope has reported that Sean Longstaff is set for a move to Leeds United that would end an 18-year association with boyhood club Newcastle. The deal is expected to be concluded for a guaranteed £12m - plus £3m in potential add-ons.