Newcastle United midfielder Sean Longstaff has been linked with a potential summer move to Everton
Everton have been linked with a move for Sean Longstaff but would the Newcastle United man actually provide an upgrade on what the Blues have already got in midfield? Longstaff is one of those players who Everton have seemingly been tracking for several years given there were rumours of him being wanted by Rafael Benitez during the 2021/22 season with the Spaniard having been his manager during his own spell at St James’ Park.
Now, talkSPORT claim that the North Shields-born player is open to a move away from his native Tyneside this summer, having spent his entire career with the Magpies – other than loan spells at Kilmarnock and Blackpool – and Everton are interested in the 27-year-old with David Moyes a fan of his talents. The Blues boss is said to be keen on players with Premier League experience and with 167 outings in the competition among his 210 appearances in total for Newcastle United, Longstaff offers that but what else does he bring to the table?An examination of his individual statistics on Comparisonator enables us to see how he stacks up against Moyes’ incumbent central midfield duo at Goodison Park, James Garner, who celebrates his 24th birthday today, and Idrissa Gueye, 35. Using over 100 parameters to measure players’ performance Comparisonator calculates Longstaff’s displays as giving him an overall Artificial Intelligence points score of 169 but this is lower than Garner’s 202 or Gueye’s 234.
