Everton could welcome a multi-million pound windfall this summer if Anthony Gordon is sold to Bayern Munich.
Just three years on from Gordon forcing his unsavoury exit from Everton, the 25-year-old already looks set for Newcastle United’s exit doors.
There is an understanding that Bayern Munich have made Gordon their top target in a deal that could be worth around £60m.
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Everton hold Anthony Gordon sell-on clause with Newcastle United
Everton sold Gordon to Newcastle for £45m back in 2023, which handed the club a big FFP boost.
Amid the stink that Gordon produced in manufacturing his exit from Merseyside, the Blues covered a future sale from Newcastle with a sell-on clause.
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Although it is not known the specifics of the clause, Everton are likely to have put themselves in a position to earn millions from Gordon’s possible sale.
Everton set for multi-million windfall through potential Gordon sale
Over the final years of Farhad Moshiri’s tenure on Merseyside, the finances proved a real issue for Everton.
However, it seems as if the chiefs at the time made an incredibly smart decision to cover themselves against Gordon earning a big-money move from the Magpies.
It has not taken long for things to turn sour on Tyneside, with some Newcastle fans frustrated with Gordon and his lack of consistency.
Teams typically include sell-on clauses in the region of 10-20 per cent, which would certainly provide Everton with a healthy earner this summer.
The technicalities of the clause are not public, which means Everton could either earn a percentage of the transfer fee, or a percentage of the profit made by the Magpies.
Everton News’ finance expert Adam Williams has, however, shared an overview of how this could play out over the coming months.
“Sell-on clauses typically encompass either A)percentage of the total proceeds of a transfer or B) a cut of the profit on the deal,” Williams told Everton News.
“So whether Everton would be entitled to, say, 10 per cent of Gordon’s would-be £60m or 10 per cent of the potential £15m profit is down to how they and Newcastle drafted the original agreement.
“If it’s a profit-based agreement, there are also certain costs that can sometimes be deducted and further shrink the potential benefit to the original selling club – agents’ fees, commercial terms and so on. In Gordon’s case, I suspect that it would be a percentage of the profit rather than the gross, but I am speculating there.
“The sell-on fee is, however, invariably factored into the value of the deal and can sometimes be paid out of a separate pot, i.e., in addition to the headline transfer fee. But as I say, it’s really a how-long-is-a-piece-of-string case because we aren’t privy to the terms between Everton and Newcastle.”
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