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Newcastle sign goalkeeper Lukáš Horníček from Braga

sportsAug 3, 202619305

Newcastle United have signed Czech Republic goalkeeper Lukáš Horníček from Braga for £25.7m, activating his release clause and handing him a five-year contract. The 24-year-old flew to Newcastle's La Manga training camp to finalise the move and has spoken of his excitement to play at St James' Park in front of 52,000 fans. Horníček kept seven clean sheets as Braga reached the Europa League semi-finals last season, the most of any goalkeeper in the competition. Opta data show he ranked second for successful passes with 846 and fourth for passing accuracy at 75 percent among goalkeepers in Portugal's top flight last season. Newcastle sporting director Ross Wilson praised Horníček's rapid progress and called him one of Europe's top young goalkeepers. The signing addresses Newcastle's priority to strengthen a goalkeeping position after the club kept only eight Premier League clean sheets and conceded 55 goals last season; Horníček's height of 6ft 6in and ability to play from the back suit the new head coach Mattias Jaissle's incoming project.

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