Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe is currently trying to convince Martin Dubravka to stay at the club beyond the January transfer window.
The Slovakia international has been an important part of Newcastle's recent form after being drafted back into the starting lineup following another injury to Nick Pope.
There has been talk of Howe wanting to offer Martin Dubravka a new contract with his expiring in the summer, but Newcastle are expected to recruit a new, young goalkeeper in the off-season which could mean that Dubravka will be free to move on.
Whatever happens in the future, the message is clear right now from Eddie Howe and indeed the Newcastle United fans who serenaded the stopper with "We want you to stay" at full time on Sunday after Newcastle progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup at the expense of Bromley.
After the game Martin Dubravka posted a thank you message to the fans on his Instagram.
"Thank you to all NUFC fans for your love and support you give me,means a lot 🙏🏼into the next round ⚽️🧤 @nufc"
Even the replies are filled with fans begging him to stay on beyond January such has been his impact during this fantastic run of form.
Dubravka gave very little away with his message as to where his future lies. If you want to take things out of context to fit a narrative we could say that 'into the next round' is an indication that he expects to play in the fourth round, but that's clutching at straws in a big way.
We do think Dubravka will stay, though. He's been made to feel so wanted recently and, for us, his form keeps Nick Pope out of the side when he returns to fitness.
We're almost half way through the January transfer window and we're taking the fact that Dubravka is still here as a good sign that he's going nowhere given how nailed-on his move looked a fortnight ago.
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1 |
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23 | 35 | 56 |
2 |
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24 | 27 | 50 |
3 |
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24 | 13 | 47 |
4 |
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24 | 16 | 43 |
5 |
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24 | 13 | 41 |
6 |
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24 | 13 | 41 |
7 |
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24 | 13 | 40 |
8 |
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24 | -3 | 37 |
9 |
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24 | 4 | 36 |
10 |
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24 | -3 | 34 |
11 |
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24 | 0 | 31 |
12 |
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24 | -2 | 30 |
13 |
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24 | -6 | 29 |
14 |
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24 | 11 | 27 |
15 |
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24 | -17 | 27 |
16 |
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23 | -5 | 26 |
17 |
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24 | -18 | 19 |
18 |
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24 | -28 | 17 |
19 |
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24 | -27 | 16 |
20 |
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24 | -36 | 9 |