Newcastle: Offer made for Martin Dubravka

An replace has emerged relating to curiosity in Newcastle United goalkeeper Martin Dubravka within the closing few days of the summer time switch window…

What’s the discuss?

Journalist Dean Jones has confirmed that Manchester United have made a agency method to carry the Slovakia worldwide to Outdated Trafford earlier than subsequent week’s deadline.

He advised GIVEMESPORT: “That provide has been made. I believe United have tempered their expectations right here of who’s going to truly are available in at this stage of the switch window, understanding that David De Gea’s spot isn’t notably up for grabs.”

In the meantime, Fabrizio Romano has claimed that the 2 Premier League golf equipment are in negotiations over a deal and that the participant could be fascinated by making it occur.

He tweeted: “Martin Dúbravka is ready to agree on private phrases with Manchester United, not a problem – he’s very eager on the transfer. As much as the 2 golf equipment now, talks ongoing. #MUFC Mortgage with £5m purchase possibility clause not obligatory now mentioned. Kevin Trapp deal, 100% off.”

Ashworth dangers Newcastle blunder

Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth should now keep away from an enormous blunder within the closing days of the switch, window as sanctioning an exit for Dubravka could be an enormous loss for the squad.

The 33-year-old has been demoted to being the membership’s second-choice possibility between the sticks this season, however that’s nonetheless an essential place for Eddie Howe.

It solely takes one harm or suspension for him to be referred to as upon in a significant place, and that’s the reason it’s essential to have such a dependable participant as a backup to Nick Pope.

Steve Bruce discovered that out the exhausting approach final time period as Karl Darlow was pressed into motion within the high flight and struggled badly. The previous Nottingham Forest synthetic eight appearances within the league and averaged a dismal SofaScore rating of 6.47, making one error resulting in a purpose and another resulting in a penalty.

In that point, he failed to maintain a single clear sheet and had a save success fee of 62% as Newcastle conceded 15 objectives in these eight matches.

Dubravka then got here again into the crew and loved a strong marketing campaign beneath Howe. He averaged a SofaScore rating of 6.88 and saved 68% of the photographs in opposition to him, maintaining eight clear sheets in 26 matches.

This got here after he averaged a score of 6.99 in 2020/21 and saved 70% of the photographs that he confronted. He didn’t make a single error resulting in a purpose or penalty in both of these campaigns, which exhibits that he’s a dependable pair of arms in purpose.

Due to this fact, the departure of the 33-year-old – who Paul Robinson beforehand dubbed an “inspirational signing” – could be an enormous downgrade to Newcastle’s goalkeeping division on a matchday.

He has confirmed himself to be a greater possibility than Darlow, whose statistics counsel that he was a legal responsibility final time period, and that’s the reason it could be a blunder to finish up with the Englishman deputising for Pope this season.

Ashworth should now battle to maintain maintain of the Slovakian shot-stopper to keep away from a scenario arising the place Newcastle lose Pope to harm and do not need high quality cowl prepared to come back in.