Newcastle eyeing Benfica goalkeeper for increased Dubravka competition – report

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Newcastle United are eyeing Greek shot-stopper Odysseas Vlachodimos in a £13 million deal, according to reports in Portugal.

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O Jogo suggest that the Magpies are keen on the 25-year-old to compete with clear first-choice Martin Dubravka.

Dubravka has been excellent since arriving at St James’ Park in January 2017, but the futures of Rob Eliot, Karl Darlow and Freddie Woodman are much less certain.

Benfica’s Vlachodimos enjoyed a fine debut season with the Portuguese champions after arriving from Panathinaikos last summer, but still has four years left on his contract.

In a statement, he said: “Terms have been agreed between us and Mike Ashley; these terms have been reflected in a document, signed by both parties, which has been forwarded to the Premier League.

“The proof of funds statement was forwarded to Mike Ashley’s lawyers on April 17 2019.

“The so called fit-and-proper Premier League process is a standard procedure which will take time, and we are doing all we can to assist the Premier League during this process.”

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Joe Brewin
Joe Brewin

Joe was the Deputy Editor at FourFourTwo until 2022, having risen through the FFT academy and been on the brand since 2013 in various capacities. 


By weekend and frustrating midweek night he is a Leicester City fan, and in 2020 co-wrote the autobiography of former Foxes winger Matt Piper – subsequently listed for both the Telegraph and William Hill Sports Book of the Year awards.