Newcastle have extended the contracts of five first-team players, including winger Jacob Murphy. Federico Fernandez and Dwight Gayle have also put pen to paper to new contracts at St James' Park, while the club have exercised their option to renew Fabian Schar and Paul Dummett's deals to cover the upcoming 2021/22 season. The 26-year-old made 26 league appearances, scoring twice and setting up a further three goals as he finished the Premier League season strongly. Staveley wrote an open letter to former Conservative sports minister Tracey Crouch on Sunday, accusing the Premier League of a lack of transparency and accountability around the deal. Transparency is at the heart of our request, so transparency in sport is really what we're trying to seek.

Source: Sky sports July 07, 2021 14:26 UTC