Newcastle Transfers: 5 Goalkeepers To Replace Tim Krul Next Season

5. David Marshall

Age: 29 Current Club: Cardiff City Value: £2.2m Marshall's heroics between the sticks weren't enough to keep Cardiff in the Premier League last season but they could earn him an instant return with a lengthy array of top-flight suitors keen to acquire the 11-cap Scotland international. The 29-year-old was undoubtedly the Bluebirds' standout performer in 2013/14 and deservedly walked away with their Player of the Season award after keeping seven clean sheets from 37 appearances. Arsenal, Tottenham and Southampton have all been credited with an interest in Marshall, who only penned a fresh four-year contract at the Cardiff City Stadium in February. However, that will only protect his value for the South Wales club, which the Telegraph reported to be in the region of £15 million last month, and that would put him well out of Newcastle's price range regardless of the £10m injection we'd likely receive for Krul. As the last line of defence for a porous Cardiff defence (73 conceded) we envisage the transition to playing behind Newcastle's spongy rearguard - which leaked three or more goals on 11 occasions last term - being a seamless one for Marshall. His stunning finger-tip save to deny Aston Villa striker Andreas Weinmann a certain winner in injury is the perfect illustration of Marshall's talent, displaying razor-sharp concentration, ingenuity and athleticism in one fluid movement at such a late and critical stage of the game to save a point for his team.