"If I can say something else for Martin: he wants to play. Either in Newcastle or somewhere else. He doesn't just want to cover someone's back, but he clearly wants to be in goal."
Martin Dubravka 's agent made a pretty big call on his client's future back in June as Newcastle United were preparing to unveil Nick Pope as their latest addition on Tyneside. Less than three months later, it looks like the England goalkeeper has fully grasped the No 1 jersey at Newcastle and doesn't plan to give it back to Dubravka any time soon.
The Slovakian stopper could be coming to a crossroads in his Magpies career. Does he stay and fight to reclaim his place, hoping for an opportunity may fall his way? Or he does he decide a move elsewhere would benefit his career at the age of 33?