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It appears like this can be Martin Dubravka’s final season at St James’ Park after nearly seven years on the membership.
As revealed by Mark Douglas on the i, Newcastle will hearken to provides for the Slovakian in the course of the upcoming January switch window, realising this might be our final likelihood to land a small price for the 35-year-old.
Dubravka is out of contract on the finish of the 2024/25 season and, with ‘no prospect of a renewal’, he’ll both depart for a small price within the New 12 months or depart as a free agent when his deal expires subsequent summer time.
Douglas stories that Newcastle had regarded to promote Dubravka over the summer time, however failed to maneuver on the previous Sparta Prague stopper, leaving us with 5 senior goalkeepers in him, Nick Pope, Odysseas Vlachodimos, John Ruddy and Mark Gillespie.
Persevering with with this many doesn’t really feel sustainable – it’s taking on squad house, provides to our wage invoice and should be tough to handle throughout coaching – and it appears Dubravka might be the primary to depart if the correct provide arrives in January.
The veteran goalkeeper has made only one look all season, beginning our Carabao Cup win over Wimbledon six weeks in the past, and has typically been an unused substitute within the league following Nick Pope’s return from a shoulder concern.
Dubravka has made 164 appearances for the membership and signed throughout Rafa Benitez’s stint on the membership, preserving 47 clear sheets in that point.
