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George Smith

Martin Dubravka makes transfer admission and explains why he joined Manchester United

Goalkeeper Martin Dubravka has admitted that he had offers from elsewhere before choosing to join Manchester United on loan from Newcastle United during the summer transfer window.

The Slovakian, who will turn 34 next month, joined United on a season-long loan deal from the Magpies on the final day of the summer transfer window. The Reds wanted to add a degree of competition to their goalkeeping department and identified Dubravka as an ideal candidate to provide some competition for David de Gea.

Dubravka, who joined Newcastle back in 2018, initially on loan from Sparta Prague, was expected to become United's cup 'keeper and feature prominently in the Europa League. However, De Gea has retained the gloves in Europe so far this season, restricting the Slovakian to just one appearance so far.

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