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Dubravka determined to be part of exciting Newcastle future

Martin Dubravka says he wants to stay with Newcastle United and be part of the revolution.

The goalkeeper says he's excited about the club's potential under their new owners.

Speaking to nufc.co.uk, Dubravka said: "It's been a difficult time for us, playing to survive in the Premier League. I always said that I have ambitions to play in European competitions with Newcastle, so this has always been my dream. If you look back at where I've played before, I always played in European competitions – at least the qualification round – so it would be nice to achieve that target here as well.

"It's mentally very difficult to play every year against relegation, to play to survive. That's very difficult and sometimes people don't realise how difficult that is. It would be nice to go higher in the table and enjoy the football a little bit more.

"When you are down there, you have so much pressure. You need to get the results because you just need to stay up, and you want to stay up, to compete with the best ones.

"Now we are in a position where we can enjoy it a little bit, with four more games and a job to do. Then we can see where we can go."

He also said: "When you watch the Champions League and European competitions, football has changed a lot the last couple of years. Liverpool and Manchester City are great examples – short passing, trying to build it up, not just kicking the ball away.

"We are trying to get there, trying to see where we can improve, and you can see a few bits there already. For me personally, I'm trying to work with my feet because I think there's always room to be better."

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