"I said bye' to everyone, and then I spoke to the gaffer to say goodbye' he told me he was going to give me a call the next day, so I was confused, Dubravka told The Times. I was going to travel to Riyadh the next day. When the gaffer called me, he said it doesn't really make sense to let you go because it's a semi-final and Nick is not back. I came back on Friday and played against Bromley [in the FA cup third round] the next day."
"After the game I spoke with the club and they offered me a new contract. You cannot compare the contract in Saudi financially with the one in Newcastle, but for me it was always Newcastle first, and I was delighted to stay. Everything was smooth and we signed the deal. It was official on the Thursday, and then on the Saturday Eddie dropped me! I didn't expect that because I just signed a new deal with Newcastle."
Martin Dubravka was close to completing a December 2024 move to Saudi Arabia, but Newcastle halted the transfer and offered him a new contract after Nick Pope suffered an injury. Dubravka prioritized staying at Newcastle and agreed to the new deal despite the superior financial terms in Saudi. He returned, played in the FA Cup, and signed the contract, yet was unexpectedly dropped from the starting lineup two days later. The sudden decision left him shocked, deprived him of a potentially life-changing financial offer, and led to uncomfortable conversations with manager Eddie Howe.
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