Newcastle United have announced that Loris Karius and Paul Dummett have signed new deal at the club, keeping them on Tyneside until the summer of 2024.
When the retained list was announced last month, it was revealed that the out-of-contract pair had been offered one-year extensions after seeing their current deals expire this summer.
A few weeks later, it’s now been confirmed that both have accepted the club’s proposals to keep them at Newcastle until the end of the 2023/24 season.
Karius looks set to continue as a back-up option behind Nick Pope and Martin Dubravka, while Paul Dummett remains a key part of the dressing room, with his role behind the scenes praised by Eddie Howe; who also handed new one-year deals for Matt Ritchie and Mark Gillespie last month.
Official Newcastle United statement on Sunday 9th July (via NUFC.co.uk)
Newcastle United defender Paul Dummett and goalkeeper Loris Karius have agreed to extend their contracts at St. James’ Park until summer 2024.
The club confirmed as part of its retained list in June that the pair had been made contract offers, while the Magpies also confirmed Matt Ritchie and Mark Gillespie would remain on Tyneside until the end of the 2023/24 season.
Dummett and Karius have accepted those offers and have joined their teammates for the start of pre-season training as the squad prepares for the upcoming campaign.
Dummett is the club’s longest serving current player having joined the club’s Academy aged nine. The left-back made his competitive first team debut in January 2013 and has gone on to make more than 200 appearances for the club.
German goalkeeper Karius joined the Magpies in September 2022, initially on a short-term deal, and has extended his stay for a second time. The 30-year-old started in goal for last season’s Carabao Cup Final at Wembley and has become an important part of the club’s goalkeeping group.
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