Howe confirmed Man Utd in talk to sign Newcastle goalie

manager Eddie Howe has confirmed that negotiations have begun for the transfer of

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Dubravka joined Newcastle United on loan from Sparta Prague in January 2018 and then made his contract permanent, but he will not get a chance in Howe's squad following Nick Pope's move from Burnley to St James' Park. The Slovakian goalkeeper is reportedly on his way to Old Trafford to compete with David de Gea. Howe also confirmed the negotiations between the two clubs in the press conference before his team's meeting with Liverpool.

The manager said: 

"From my perspective, I'm sad if Martin does leave, sad to see him go. It's not something we necessarily wanted but we understand there's always two sides to every story."

In transfers, Newcastle has recruited Pope, Isak and Sven Botman, and has also made the loan transfer of Matt Targett from Aston Villa permanent.

Howe added:

"I don't expect to be [active again in the window] to be honest. We're very pleased with the business we've done.

"The injuries we have we believe to be short-term so there might be a bit of short-term pain around the squad. Longer term, when those bodies are back, we're very strong.

"That's not to say we're totally closed off. We're obviously still looking but I don't expect any major business to be done."

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