Nick Pope ‘confident' of winning back Newcastle starting place
Newcastle United goalkeeper Nick Pope is determined to regain his starting position after being relegated to the bench this season. Despite transfer rumors linking him to other clubs, Pope remains committed to fighting for his spot under manager Matthias Jaissle.
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Nick Pope remains confident that he can win back his place as Newcastle 's number one goalkeeper after staying at the club in the summer, sources have told Football Insider.
Pope has fallen down the pecking order at Newcastle this season under Matthias Jaissle.
The 34-year-old struggled for form last season, making several errors leading to goals as he battled for starts with Aaron Ramsdale .
Newcastle signed Ewen Jaouen and Lukas Hornicek to bolster their keeping department in the summer, with the latter becoming Jaissle's clear number one.
As I revealed on the latest edition of Football Insider's Transfer Insider podcast , Pope remains keen to fight for his place at Newcastle and is waiting to grasp his chance if Hornicek suffers an injury or loss of form.
He has been on the bench for their last four matches across league and cup with Jaouen out injured.
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