Newcastle United goalkeeper Martin Dubravka has addressed the swirling rumours linking him with a move to Celtic to replace the retired Joe Hart.
The Slovak international, who found himself in Newcastle’s starting lineup in the latter part of last season due to an injury to Nick Pope, discussed his future amidst speculation of interest from Celtic and the potential arrival of James Trafford at St. James’ Park.
Speaking candidly about the situation, Dubravka noted that while there was interest from Celtic last summer, nothing concrete materialized, and he remained with Newcastle.
“I am aware that there are rumours,” the goalie said, as quoted by RecordSport.
“Teammates ask me about it, agents and people call me, if there is any truth to it. There was some truth in that a year ago and you see, I stayed at Newcastle, so I still take it as if there is no official offer on the table, then I absolutely do not deal.
“I told my agents that if it was concrete and there was an offer, then only then would I consider it. At the moment, it is only in the stage of some noises.”
So, Martin Dubravka seems open to the idea of a Celtic switch, but whether that will happen or not is another story.
It’s been widely reported that Celtic are keen to sign Sparta Prague keeper Peter Vindahl Jensen and reports say that he is the Hoops’ number 1 target, even after the links to the Toon keeper emerged.
You’d hope Celtic are closing in on a ‘keeper in the next few weeks, they’ve had six months to plan for this moment.
