Newcastle transfer news: ‘Verbal agreement’ in place to sign new midfielder after £100m Sandro Tonali sale

Newcastle United are closing successful connected the signing of teenage midfielder Sean Steur from Ajax, according to a report.

Head manager Eddie Howe is keen to bolster his squad this summer, and the Magpies person currency to walk pursuing the high-profile income of Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali.

Gordon joined Barcelona for a reported £69m earlier the 2026 World Cup, portion Tonali’s £100m transportation to Tottenham Hotspur was confirmed connected Monday.

Newcastle person already spent £42.5m connected the signing of Ivorian attacker Bazoumana Toure from Hoffenheim, portion chap 20-year-old Ewen Jaouen officially arrived from Reims astatine the opening of this month.

The summation of a caller midfielder is present thought to beryllium precocious connected the docket for Newcastle, and journalist Fabrizio Romano claims that the Magpies person a ‘verbal agreement’ successful spot to motion 18-year-old Steur.

The woody was agreed overnight connected Monday, with Newcastle acceptable to wage Ajax a fixed interest of €24m (£20.5m) positive €3m (£2.6m) successful add-ons to bring Steur to St James’ Park.

A aesculapian is besides planned for the youngster who has already fixed the greenish airy to articulation Newcastle, though details implicit the magnitude of his declaration stay unclear.

Newcastle person pushed to unafraid the services of Steur astatine a clip erstwhile they are besides exploring a woody for Switzerland’s World Cup prima Johan Manzambi, who is valued successful the portion of €60m (£51.2m) by Freiburg.

Who is Sean Steur? The “great talent” heading to Newcastle

Steur joined Ajax’s academy astatine the property of 8 and progressed done the club’s younker ranks arsenic a highly-rated prospect, making implicit 80 appearances from Under-17 to Under-21 level.

Ajax's manager of shot Marijn Beuker has antecedently spoken highly astir Steur, telling reporters: "He is simply a large endowment and has been promoted aboriginal for a crushed implicit the past fewer years.

“Sean is simply a dynamic midfielder who tin dribble good and ever looks for solutions going forward. We person a batch of assurance successful a agleam aboriginal for him astatine our club."

The two-footed, technically-gifted midfielder was handed his elder Ajax debut successful 2025 and featured regular for the Dutch giants during the 2nd fractional of past season, making 26 appearances successful each competitions.

Comfortable operating successful a fig six oregon fig 8 presumption successful the centre of midfield, Steur is simply a Netherlands Under-19 planetary and is expected to beryllium integrated into Newcastle's first-team squad for the caller season.

Steur volition vie for a spot successful midfield with the likes of Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton, Jacob Ramsey, Lewis Miley and Joe Willock, though the erstwhile has precocious been linked with a power to Arsenal.