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<p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><ul><li>Toronto FC sign Matty Longstaff</li><li>English midfielder joins from Newcastle</li><li>TFC bolster roster with signing</li></ul><script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script>

Matty Longstaff is Lorenzo Insigne's newest teammate as ex-Newcastle midfielder makes shock MLS move to Toronto FC alongside Italian star

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<p>TFC announced their newest signing Thursday morning, with Longstaff being inked on a deal through 2025 with an option through 2026. He will be added to the first-team roster pending the receipt of his medicals and his ITC certificate.</p><div class="affiliate-button-container theme-1" data-name="Apple TV"><div class="affiliate-button"><img class="logo" height="40" width="72" src="https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt2de198b67da95a2e/65709d2436cf7d0407034ef9/Apple_TV.png" style="width: 72px; height: 40px;"><span class="affiliate-text">Get the MLS Season Pass today!</span></div><a href="https://tv.apple.com/channel/tvs.sbd.7000?itsct=goal_mls&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=1010l39UY" class="affiliate-button-link" target="_blank">Stream games now</a></div>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>“I'm thrilled to welcome Matty to our squad,” said Toronto FC Head Coach John Herdman. “His Premier League experience and dynamic playing style will add depth to our midfield and complement our tactical blueprint.”</p>

WHAT TORONTO HEAD COACH JOHN HERDMAN SAID

<p>Longstaff is well known across English football as being a young breakout star in 2019-20 for the Magpies. He was the scorer of an iconic goal for the Toons with a low-driven missile from the edge of the box to defeat Manchester United on his Premier League debut. He earned the EPL Goal of the Month for the hit.</p><p>He'll now look to replicate that with TFC once he returns from injury in 2024.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In case you need an introduction 😏<a href="https://twitter.com/mattylobby48?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mattylobby48</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TFCLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TFCLive</a> <a href="https://t.co/lXzrIVNkM8">pic.twitter.com/lXzrIVNkM8</a></p>— Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/TorontoFC/status/1763249740622234069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Insigne and co. take on the New England Revolution in week two of the MLS season. After a 0-0 draw against 2023 Supporters' Shield holders FC Cincinnati, the club will look for their first goal and win of the campaign.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR TORONTO FC?

Matty Longstaff is Lorenzo Insigne's newest teammate as ex-Newcastle midfielder makes shock MLS move to Toronto FC alongside Italian star | Goal.com US

Toronto FC have signed ex-Newcastle United midfielder Matty Longstaff in a shock move for the 23-year-old Englishman.

Matty Longstaff is Lorenzo Insigne&apos;s newest teammate as ex-Newcastle midfielder makes shock MLS move to Toronto FC alongside Italian star

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