Newcastle United 'interested' in Hull City-linked Lukas Hornicek as £25.6m release clause mooted
Newcastle United have been credited with interest in a Hull City-linked goalkeeper
Newcastle United are reportedly interested in signing Hull City-linked goalkeeper Lukáš Horníček.
The 24-year-old plies his trade in Portugal with Braga and has done for the entirety of his senior career.
A senior Czech Republic international, he has been linked with a move away from Primeira Liga and there has been talk of interest from England.
Premier League newcomers Hull have been credited with interest and there were also links to Leeds United earlier in the summer. The Whites, however, are now closing in on the capture of Manchester City’s James Trafford.
Newcastle United ‘interested’ in Hull City-linked goalkeeper
Newcastle were on Trafford’s trail but with the England international seemingly Yorkshire-bound, they appear to be assessing alternatives.
According to The Athletic, Horníček has emerged on Newcastle’s radar as they hunt a new goalkeeper.
He is said to have a release clause of €30m (£25.6m), with Braga not thought to be willing to part with the stopper for any less.
Hull City’s goalkeeper options
Hull have already signed Jack Butland from Rangers, although the arrival of another stopper hardly appears unlikely given Ivor Pandur moved in the opposite direction.
As it stands, Butland has competition from former Rotherham United goalkeeper Dillon Phillips and ex-Doncaster Rovers loanee Thimothée Lo-Tutala.
In a recent interview, Butland said: “I've got an absolute desperation to play but if that's not the case, and there's been times where I've not been that guy, I'll be the biggest supporter of whoever is playing. That's me as a person.
“I'll encourage that if I have to out of the group. I don't think I need to, but I'll encourage that of everybody else if that's the case. It's only a group that can be successful.
“You can't have some wanting it and some wanting a way out and some not pulling in the same direction. You can't have that. And that's not something I think we're going to struggle with.”