'Medical imminent' - Burnley accept £10m goalkeeper transfer after Newcastle United snub & 'terms agreed'

Muric is set for a medical at newly-promoted Premier League club Ipswich Town after a £10million package was agreed, according to Sky Sports.

Muric started the 2023-24 Premier League season with Burnley as second-choice goalkeeper to James Trafford but ended the campaign as first-choice as The Clarets were relegated back to the Championship. Now Ipswich are set to bolster their goalkeeping options ahead of the club’s first top-flight season since the 2001-02 campaign.

But Burnley’s other goalkeeper Trafford has also been targeted this summer. Newcastle verbally agreed terms with the 21-year-old, who joined Burnley from Manchester City for £15million last summer.

The Magpies saw a £16million offer for Trafford rejected by Burnley last month as they are understood to be holding out for £20million. Newcastle’s subsequent signings of goalkeepers Odysseas Vlachodimos and John Ruddy seemingly ended the pursuit of Trafford.

But transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has claimed the England Under-21 international is still a ‘priority target’ for the club this summer.

Newcastle currently have five senior goalkeepers contracted to the club with Nick Pope heading into the new season as first choice. There is uncertainty around Martin Dubravka’s future at the club with the player open to leaving this summer in pursuit of regular first-team football.

Mark Gillespie and John Ruddy are unlikely to be named in many matchday squads during the upcoming season but will play an important role on the training ground.

Newcastle operated with four senior goalkeepers last season with Pope, Dubravka and the now-released Loris Karius all being used while Gillespie remained on the sidelines.