Loris Karius decided against taking the advice of his heavily pregnant partner by signing a new contract with Newcastle United. The German stopper will remain on Tyneside for a further year after his extension was announced over the weekend.
Karius has only featured competitively once for Newcastle, replacing Nick Pope for the Carabao Cup final in February, and as such speculation has been rife that he will seek first-team minutes elsewhere after filling a gap in Eddie Howe's squad.
His partner, Italian sports presenter Diletta Leotta, certainly thought Karius could move to one of Europe's top leagues this summer. Leotta admitted as much when explaining how it would be beneficial to have the 30-year-old closer to her in Italy.
