Newcastle United midfielder Matty Longstaff has contributed to the club's NHS fund despite earning just £850 a week and failing to agree a new deal with the club.
First team players at the club have clubbed together to put money towards the NHS' fight against coronavirus as part of the Premier League's 'Players Together' initiative.
But Longstaff made his contribution despite being one of the lowest earners in the top flight as a result of his contract stand-off with Newcastle.
Longstaff broke into the first team at the start of the season and marked his debut with a stunning winning goal against Manchester United in a 1-0 win at St James' Park back in October.
He also scored against United at Old Trafford in December and added another goal in a 4-1 FA Cup win over Rochdale in January.
But the 20-year-old, whose brother Sean has been a regular this season, has only made fleeting appearances since the turn of the year after contract talks with the club broke down.
Longstaff's contract expires this summer and while the midfielder has been keen to commit his future to the club, Newcastle owner Mike Ashley appears reluctant to tie him down to a new deal.
As it stands, the England under-20 midfielder will leave the club this summer and Newcastle will receive just £400,000 in compensation when he joins another team.
Longstaff has already received a firm offer from an unnamed Serie A club but hasn't pushed for talks with Ashley as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
The club recently announced their decision to furlough non-playing staff, and the youngster felt the club had more pressing concerns than reopening talks about a new contract.
If he does leave this summer and goes on to flourish elsewhere, it won't be the first time Newcastle have allowed a young talent to slip through their grasp.
Alan Shearer famously left the club as a youngster before returning in a world record £15 million deal back in 1996, while Michael Carrick also departed for West Ham in his teenage years.
Back in 2017, Ashley revealed his desire to create an academy that regularly produced young players for the first team but the stand-off with Longstaff suggests that may no longer be a priority.
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