Newcastle United star Nick Pope has had his contract extended.
The goalkeeper signed a four-year contract when he moved from Burnley to St James’ Park in June 2022 (see below).
Another astonishing transfer success from Eddie Howe as the England international was signed for just £10 million after Burnley were relegated.
That four-year contract was to expire on June 30, 2026, but has now been extended by one year to June 30, 2027.
Air sports reporting the one-year extension as exclusive.
Newcastle United are in a very strong position as two England internationals battle it out for the first-choice goalkeeper. Aaron Ramsdale did well in his only appearance so far, the 4-1 win over Bradford in the Carabao Cup, but Nick Pope has been in excellent form, with six clean sheets in his nine appearances, including five in seven in the Premier League.
Pope is currently 33 years old and will turn 35 in April 2027, prior to his new scheduled contract exit.
The Mag Report – June 23, 2022:
Nick Pope has now signed for Newcastle United.
An official announcement from the club on Thursday evening revealing the news.
Nick Pope completed his medical on Thursday morning and then Sky Sports cameras later showed him entering St James Park.
Newcastle United unveil Nick Pope signing on social media with white smoke…
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— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) June 23, 2022
Nick Pope wants to leave Turf Moor to continue playing Premier League football AND to help ensure he is on a plane to Qatar when the England squad leave for the World Cup finals in November.
The first-choice keeper at Burnley in each of the past four seasons in the Premier League, having initially suffered injury problems when he first arrived at Turf Moor in the 2016/17 season.
Despite being relegated last season, there were actually ten Premier League clubs who conceded more goals than Nick Pope and Burnley, including Manchester United, Leicester City and…Newcastle United.
👋 Let us introduce ourselves: our newest addition…
Welcome, Nick Pope! ⚫️⚪️ pic.twitter.com/KE6411SMtU
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) June 23, 2022
Now 30, it’s no surprise that Nick Pope is desperate to stay in the top flight. Despite the relegation with Burnley, the goalkeeper was in the recent England squad and on the bench for all four Nations League matches this month. While he didn’t start for England until March 2022, when he kept a clean sheet in the 3-0 win over Ivory Coast.
The soon-to-be ex-Burnley goalkeeper has a remarkable record with the national team. In eight games in England, Nick Pope kept seven clean sheets, the only goal conceded coming in a 2-1 win over Poland.’
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