Sean Steur's brother hits out at bitter claims from Dutch media following Newcastle switch

Some corners of the media in the Netherlands quickly turned on young Dutch midfielder Sean Steur following his move to Newcastle United.

The Magpies and Ajax managed to conclude a deal for the 18-year-old wonderkid away from the prying eyes of the media. The first anyone got wind of it, the deal was practically complete.

Subsequent interviews with Sean Steur revealed that talks had been going on for a few weeks, but for fans, it felt like the deal was done within 48 hours.

Hailed as a player with a bright future at Ajax, following his £23 million move to Tyneside, the media suddenly declared his career was ruined.

Bitter Dutch journalists have been put in their place

Obviously, they were keen for their young prospect to remain at home and develop, and a couple of journalists have since voiced their concern that the move to Newcastle will set his career back.

One journalist even went as far as to say that Steur's dad had thrown him to the lions for the sake of a big payday. However, Sean Steur's brother, Roy, also a professional footballer with FC Volendam, has disputed those claims in an interview with FCUpdate.nl.

"It doesn’t really bother us that much. We know what our father is like: he always protects us and is always there for us. He is always there for us. 

“People who know my father also know that what those people are saying is pure bull. It is being said that my father is Sean’s agent: that is already incorrect. 

“People are already coming up with information that isn’t true. We attach little value to everything that is said.”

Sean Steur could emulate Lewis Hall

We've yet to see the young lad in action properly, but there were a few clips posted online of his first training session in which we saw him turn Lewis Hall inside out and play a sublime disguised pass through to Jacob Murphy.

Hopefully, we'll see him in action on Saturday when Newcastle take on Gateshead at 12:30pm.

While Steur is going into the first-team squad, he's still being seen as a player for the future, so we're not expecting himt os tart every game. We're thinking his trajectory may be like that of Lewis Hall, who had to be very patient in his first season before becoming a big part of the team a year later.