Newcastle sign goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek from Braga

• Newcastle United have signed Lukas Hornicek from Braga for £25.7m, with the 21-year-old setting a club record after agreeing a deal worth that amount.
• The transfer was agreed with the player’s existing contract expiring in the summer; Sky Sports understands that the deal will be completed after the player’s medical.
• Hornicek and Ross Wilson have been discussing the move for some time, with the goalkeeper set to start a new chapter at Newcastle. BBC Sport reports that Opta statistics show the success of the club’s recruitment this season.

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Newcastle United have signed goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek from Braga for a fee of £25.7m. The deal is reported by BBC Sport and Sky Sports, with the former saying the club record was broken after the club signed him for that amount.

In the report it is also stated that Hornicek will join the club on a five-year contract and that Sky Sports says that the goalkeeper will replace the goalkeeper Ewen Jaouen, Bazoumana Toure, Sean Steur and Aladji Bamba.

Hornicek previously said, in a story, that he was happy to join the club, and that he was also excited about the new stage. According to the report in BBC Sport and Sky Sports, he will start training at St James' Park, where the club’s fans expect him to make an impact.

Newcastle United sporting director Ross Wilson, according to BBC Sport and Sky Sports, said that Hornicek would have been a good fit for the club, and that the club is looking for the best young goalkeepers. Sky Sports also says that the club’s transfer policy is focused on bringing in players who can develop into future stars.

BBC Sport also reports that Hornicek from Braga in the previous season in European competitions: won six matches in the season, with the club advancing to the Europa League. Also, according to Opta, the report says that Hornicek scored another 846 saves and made 75% of saves among all goals conceded in the season.

BBC Sport also states that the goalkeeper’s contract at Newcastle is expected to solve a problem the club had in the Premier League last season. The report also notes that the club signed 20-year-old Ewen Jaouen from Reims on a deal.

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