Newcastle United ended Martin Dubravka’s season-long loan to Manchester United.
Martin Dubravka wanted Newcastle United to recall him from his loan spell at Manchester United, Eddie Howe has revealed.
The Magpies exercised a clause in the Slovakian’s loan agreement to bring him back to Tyneside on January 1 after he made just two Carabao Cup appearances at Old Trafford.
“Martin’s situation is that he wanted to come back, and we were delighted to welcome him back,” Howe told reporters at the Emirates Stadium.
“There was never an issue between me and Martin. He’s a top goalkeeper, and I’m delighted to welcome him back to the squad.”
The door, however, has remained open from Howe’s point of view after he reluctantly sanctioned the move in the first place.
Speaking last year, Howe said: “All I will say is I love Martin as a lad, he did brilliantly for us last year and he is an outstanding goalkeeper and I will have a chat with him at the right time.
“Of course yeah, the door is still open. A lot depends on what Martin wants. We will take it from there.”
With the addition of Dubravka, the club now has five senior goalkeepers on its roster: Pope, Dubravka, Karl Darlow, Mark Gillespie, and Loris Karius.
Naturally, this casts questions on Karius’ future at St James’ Park, since the short-term contract he signed in September is set to end this month.
When asked about the former Liverpool player’s position, Howe said, “There’s no update on Loris.”
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