{"id":617123,"date":"2022-08-31T05:06:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T09:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=617123"},"modified":"2022-08-31T05:14:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T09:14:19","slug":"manchester-united-target-dubravka-carrington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/31\/manchester-united-target-dubravka-carrington\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano: Manchester United Target Completes Medical at Carrington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The talk of a new goalkeeper arriving at Old Trafford intensified over the last week or so. A backup is needed for David de Gea and the club seem to have landed their man. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/31\/sergino-dest-not-against-manchester-united-move\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> target Martin Dubravka has completed his medical at Carrington ahead of his move from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/30\/manchester-united-martin-dubravka-newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Newcastle United<\/a>, as per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1564687866021773312\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Target Completes Medical Ahead of Move<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Martin Dubravka has completed his medical tests with Manchester Utd and he should sign the contract on Wednesday morning. \u2705\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New 2nd goalkeeper now set to be unveiled as new Utd player.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1564687866021773312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Dubravka Is on the Verge<\/h3>\n<p>Several names worked their way through the wheelhouse to no avail. Tom Heaton is the current number two for the Red Devils and so their pursuit of another shot-stopper makes plenty of sense. Dean Henderson has impressed so far on his loan at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/30\/nottingham-forest-alex-mighten-sheffield-wednesday\/\" target=\"_self\">Nottingham Forest<\/a>, saving penalties from two fellow countrymen, Declan Rice and Harry Kane.<\/p>\n<p>One Manchester United target has now hit the advanced stages of their deal. Where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2022\/aug\/25\/manchester-united-target-martin-dubravka-after-kevin-trapp-snub-antony\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Trapp<\/a> fell through, it seems that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/30\/manchester-united-martin-dubravka-newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Martin Dubravka<\/a> will not. \u201cMartin Dubravka has just arrived in Manchester in order to complete medical tests \u2014 been told he\u2019ll be at Carrington this afternoon to undergo medical tests as new Manchester United player.\u201d Their next fixture is a trip to the King Power stadium on Thursday night where they\u2019ll face a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/29\/wesley-fofana-chelsea-medical-leicester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Leicester City<\/a> side that are currently propping up the Premier league table.<\/p>\n<p>Dubravka, the departing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/30\/manchester-united-martin-dubravka-newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Newcastle United<\/a> man, will make the move on \u201cloan with \u00a35m buy option.\u201d It remains to be seen whether the club will look to exercise the latter part of the deal. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/02\/11\/newcastle-united-eddie-howe-dean-henderson-martin-dubravka\/\" target=\"_self\">Henderson<\/a> will be vying for the number one spot in Manchester when his loan spell ends but he has already spoken of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/dean-henderson-man-united-goalkeeper-24879306\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">discontent<\/a> with that situation and how it has been handled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/30\/manchester-united-complete-antony-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United \u2018Reach Agreement\u2019 to Sign Classy Player Fans Are Already Excited About<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United Target Others Before the Window Shuts<\/h3>\n<p>With transfer deadline day right around the corner, there are still deals to be done. Alongside Dubravka, Manchester United look to still be in the market. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/lisandro-martinez-completes-signing-for-man-united\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lisandro Martinez<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/casemiro-signs-for-man-utd-official-press-release-22-august-2022\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casemiro<\/a> are amongst those who have officially arrived whereas Brazilian winger <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/30\/manchester-united-complete-antony-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">Antony<\/a> is in the process of being confirmed too.<\/p>\n<p>Slovakian international Dubravka will likely back up the incumbent David De Gea, however, following a rough start to the 2022\/23 season, the latter will likely be feeling the pressure. While the former Spain international will likely retain his place between the sticks for the foreseeable, it appears that the powers that be at Old Trafford have seen it fit to bring in some experienced competition for their number one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/26\/uefa-europa-league-draw\/\" target=\"_self\">UEFA Europa League Draw: Arsenal and Manchester United Learn Their Fates<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Martin Dubravka has just arrived in Manchester in order to complete medical tests \u2014 been told he\u2019ll be at Carrington this afternoon to undergo medical tests as new Manchester United player. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Loan with \u00a35m buy option from Newcastle. It\u2019s done, as revealed yesterday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K3qGFNsK5W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/K3qGFNsK5W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1564621228660367361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The talk of a new goalkeeper arriving at Old Trafford intensified over the last week or so. A backup is needed for David de Gea and the club seem to have landed their man. Manchester United target Martin Dubravka has completed his medical at Carrington ahead of his move from Newcastle United, as per Fabrizio [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3891,"featured_media":617155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,1267,3,7188],"tags":[4904],"class_list":["post-617123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-newcastle-united","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-martin-dubravka"],"modified_by":"Alex Morley, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3891"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/617155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}