Report: 'Magnificent' Newcastle player set to leave this summer after talks following Paul Mitchell's arrival
07/05/2024 08:15 AM
Newcastle United have seen their summer transfer window jump-started into life over the weekend with the PSR deadline leaving the Toon sweating.
Eddie Howe‘s side have come out the other end of the PSR concerns without any damage after parting ways with two players.
Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh were the two players who were sold from St James’ Park over the weekend to balance the books.
Since, the Magpies have welcomed Paul Mitchell on board as their new sporting director following the departure of Dan Ashworth.
And the former Tottenham Hotspur man could be set to now greenlight his first Newcastle exit after discussions over the last couple of days with a player’s agent.
Paul Mitchell set to approve first Newcastle sale
After a few weeks of PSR scares, Newcastle have not exactly lit up the transfer window when it comes to summer signings.
However, there have been a few new faces land on Tyneside, though, with Lloyd Kelly reuniting with Howe following his free transfer after leaving Bournemouth.
The Toon have also brought in two new goalkeepers this summer with John Ruddy and Odysseas Vlachodimos from Nottingham Forest.
These two moves could well put one of their current player’s future in doubt.
According to The Chronicle, Newcastle have now held talks with the agent of Martin Dubravka over the last couple of days.
Dubravka has been heavily linked with a potential switch to Celtic this summer for a small fee.
And Toon correspondent Lee Ryder has now described the possible transfer as ‘likely’ following the talks that took place on Tyneside.
What Eddie Howe recently said about Martin Dubravka
The Slovakian goalkeeper was fired into action last season following the serious injury sustained by Nick Pope.
Dubravka was able to rack up 23 appearances in the Premier League alone last season as well as a further seven across the various cup competitions.
And following Newcastle’s penalty shootout triumph over Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup, Howe had a lot of praise to shower on the 35-year-old.
"Martin was so important to us, very much so. It was a combination of things. The two penalty saves were obviously huge for us, but he really performed well in open play too, and we needed him to because they had a few big moments,” he told The Northern Echo.
"I thought the best save he probably made was in the build-up to their goal, which I thought was a magnificent save, tipping it onto the bar.”
