Newcastle are reportedly “close to agreeing a deal” to sign Burnley and England goalkeeper Nick Pope.
The 30-year-old is expected to depart Turf Moor this summer following the Clarets’ relegation from the Premier League.
A fee between £8-10million could be enough to land the England international, according to a report by The Telegraph.
Pope joined Burnley from Charlton in the summer 0f 2016 and has gone on to make over 150 appearances for the club.
He has also earned eight England caps, with his last international appearance coming in a 3-0 friendly win against Ivory Coast back in March.
Newly-promoted Fulham and Nottingham Forest have also been linked with the goalkeeper in recent weeks.
Burnley have plenty of options in the goalkeeping department, with Wayne Hennessey, Bailey Peacock-Farrell and Will Norris all under contract.
Here is what fans had to say on social media about the report linking Pope with a move to the North East
Always accepted Pope was going to go, but 10m seems ridiculous. Also, happy with Hennessy and BPF as 1 and 2 for this season, other areas more important to add to #TwitterClarets
— Danny (@DannyD1882) June 21, 2022
£8-10m seems awfully low but he deserves PL football
— Ryan Murton (@ryan_murton) June 21, 2022
I’m expecting a minimum £20m!
— Nick (@ClaretNick) June 21, 2022
We can't grumble too much with the fee for Pope, GK's very rarely go for silly money
— Daz McKavett (@Dazmac1882) June 21, 2022
McNeil and Collins on the other hand, we shouldn't even enter negotiations for anything less than £30m+ #twitterclarets
Pope can’t be going for 8-10m surely #twitterclarets
— Jämês (@Grimblessss) June 21, 2022
One thing I will say, loosing Pope isn’t awful as others. We already have 2 goalkeepers more than capable for the championship, and we could still bring another in. Only bad thing about this deal is the price, 10m is no where near what it should be. #twitterclarets
— Louie🇧🇪 (@Westyxbfc) June 21, 2022
He needs to play Prem football
— Mark Shapland (@Markclaret1) June 21, 2022
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