Newcastle United goalkeeper Martin Dubravka rejected a move to Manchester United last month.

The Manchester Evening News says Dean Henderson's collapsed loan transfer to the Magpies was down to Dubravka.

United were allegedly willing to allow the England international to go to St. James' Park on the condition that the current Toon No.1 came the other way in exchange.

But the Slovakian international, 33, turned down Ralf Rangnick as he did not want to play second fiddle to David de Gea.

That left Henderson stuck at United and his hopes of winning a place back in Gareth Southgate's England squad ahead of the World Cup up in smoke.