Published Aug 3, 2026, 4:02 AM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 2 sources
Lukas Hornicek: Newcastle United sign Czech Republic international goalkeeper on five-year contract from Braga in deal worth £25.7m
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Newcastle United have signed goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek from Braga in a deal worth £25.7m. The 24-year-old joins on a five-year contract after Newcastle met his release clause with the Portuguese club. He has been brought in to be the first-choice goalkeeper. The Czech Republic international becomes Newcastle's fifth summer signing following the arrivals of Ewen Jaouen, Bazoumana Toure, Sean Steur and Aladji Bamba. Hornicek said: "The last few days have been an emotional rollercoaster from when I