Overview
- Multiple outlets report Newcastle have activated Hornicek’s €30 million release clause at Braga and are negotiating payment terms as the move advances but awaits an official club announcement.
- Sources say Hornicek is expected to undergo a medical in La Manga and then join Newcastle’s training squad in Spain, with those arrangements treated as procedural steps toward finalising the transfer.
- Hornicek is a 24‑year‑old Czech international who has emerged as Braga’s first‑choice keeper, making roughly 88 senior appearances and recording high clean‑sheet totals across recent seasons.
- The transfer is presented as part of Newcastle’s goalkeeper succession plan after signing Ewen Jaouen this summer and is widely expected to push Nick Pope toward an exit or reduced playing role.
- The reports come during a turbulent period at the club that includes a managerial handover to Matthias Jaissle and ongoing big‑name player movement, and media note Newcastle’s separate BYDFi sponsorship has no role in the deal.