Leicester have expressed interest in signing Martin Dubravka after Newcastle recalled him from his loan at Manchester United.

Dubravka, 33, was recalled by Newcastle after he only made two appearances for Manchester United having joined on loan last summer.

The Slovakia international struggled to challenge David De Gea for the first choice spot having reportedly expected to do so having arrived last year.

His appearances were limited to the Carabao Cup, with his last coming against Burnley on December 21.

Leicester, meanwhile, have faced issues in their goal this season with goalkeeper Danny Ward at times appearing to struggle.

Kasper Schmeichel, the club’s long-time number one and leader, departed for Nice last summer allowing Ward to step up. Though his season has been characterised by a number of mistakes, not least at the start of the season.

Newcastle’s motivations for recalling him remain somewhat unclear, though he could be kept as backup to established first choice Nick Pope or indeed loaned out again or sold.

Dubravka joined Newcastle in 2018 from Sparta Prague. He initially impressed with an athletic ability between the posts and a commanding presence of his area, though the arrival of Pope in the 2022 summer seemingly spelt the end of him playing regularly – leading to him moving away on loan last summer.

‘He’s an outstanding goalkeeper. I’ll have a chat with Martin as time progresses,’ Eddie Howe said of the player back in November.

Asked if he felt he could perhaps be playing more for his temporary club back in the same month, Howe responded: ‘Difficult for me to comment, I don’t know what goes on at any other football club. All I’ll say is that I love Martin. He did brilliantly for us last year, he’s an outstanding goalkeeper. I’ll have a chat with him at the right time.

‘The door’s still open, depending on what Martin wants. We’ll take it from there.’ he added.