Newcastle United midfielder Sean Longstaff admits it was sad to see his brother Matty leave the club.

The younger Longstaff has been let go by the Magpies, as they chose not to offer him a new contract.

Loan spells at Aberdeen and Mansfield Town did not work out for Matty, who must now resurrect his career.

Sean told BBC Newcastle: "It's quite sad really, especially when the news broke. It's sad, but it is football and he'll eventually get to where he's going to be because he's a top, top player. People have seen that when he did play.

"We've played football together pretty much in the same team since we were nine-years-old, so we've had a pretty good run at it. I'll still speak to him all the time, he'll still be supporting me and I'll still be supporting him.

"The club have been great with him, especially the manager and Dan [Ashworth], they have done everything they can and they're going to get him back fully fit so when he is fit, he can go out and kick on. I'm really grateful for that, I know he is as well.

"It's something that was going to happen eventually, we've just got to try and enjoy football together while we can."