Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has urged Matty Longstaff to resist an offer from Udinese.
Shearer wrote for The Sun: "I'm struggling to get my head around Matty Longstaff's situation at Newcastle.
"If he leaves at the end of his contract it will be a great shame because he's a local boy and you don't know what's around the corner with the looming takeover.
"For someone who has started just six league games, it would be a huge gamble to move to Udinese and I really hope it doesn't backfire for him.
"If the figures we're hearing are correct then Newcastle have put a very good offer on the table.
"I understand their stance because you've got a 20-year-old who has not played much and wasn't even in the equation at the beginning of the season.
"They feel they've offered him a lot of money, with increases going up and up each year, which he or his agent clearly doesn't think is enough.
"And if Longstaff has already agreed to move, there's little more they can do."