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Freddie Woodman reveals where he'd like to be playing next season

Newcastle United's Freddie Woodman wants another season at Swansea.

The England under-21 goalkeeper is one of the club's top prospects and signed a contract extension last summer which will keep him at the club until June 2021.

But with Martin Dubravka also committing long-term, Woodman will know he faces a battle to get first team football at St James' Park next season.

It will also be a dilemma for whoever controls United in the coming months. Woodman has an excellent reputation and as a young English goalkeeper will not be short of suitors in the final year of his deal.

But if Newcastle could convince him a path to the first team is there for him at United, he would be keen to remain at the club.

As he prepares for the resumption of the Championship this week, Woodman has been speaking about life under lockdown and his immediate future.

"I think the club know and the fans know that I absolutely love it here," Woodman told the BBC.

"I would love to carry on next season. When you are enjoying your footy and enjoying where you live, it makes life so much easier.

"But in football it's not really up to the player's choice, it's about the clubs."

Newcastle's goalkeeper situation will become clearer in the off-season. United want to retain Karl Darlow - who is an able deputy - but Rob Elliot, who is out of contract in the summer, will depart when the season ends.

United won't want a repeat of the Fraser Forster situation, where the player left St James' Park to become an England international.

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