Reported Liverpool target Anthony Gordon is ready to ‘follow Alexander Isak’ and push for a Newcastle exit this summer, according to the Telegraph.
Gordon has been on Liverpool‘s radar since as far back as 2024, when Newcastle pulled the plug on a deal after everything had been arranged.
Two years on, the Telegraph report that the Scouser had been ‘desperate’ to join his boyhood club, and with Liverpool needing a new winger once again – and Bayern Munich and Arsenal hovering over him – Gordon is ready to leave Tyneside.
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£80m man Gordon hoping for Newcastle exit
The serious injury Hugo Ekitike sustained while playing against PSG on Tuesday makes it even more imperative that Liverpool make attacking signings this summer.
It has been reported for a little while that wingers will be on the agenda at Anfield, but they may also need someone else who can play centrally as well.
Gordon would tick those boxes, and with the 25-year-old reportedly feeling that he has ‘outgrown’ St James’ Park, a move is seemingly looking very likely.
There will be strong competition for his signature, with Bayern and Arsenal both named as potential destinations. Gordon is said to have featured in recruitment meetings at the Emirates, while Liverpool’s long-standing interest is also referenced.
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Newcastle are reportedly bracing themselves for bids early into the summer window, with Gordon claimed to be keen on having his future resolved by the beginning of the World Cup in mid-June.
In terms of asking-price, Newcastle are said to have ‘scoffed’ at suggestions that Bayern could sign Gordon for £55-60m, and will reportedly look to recoup at least £80m for the forward.
Internally, there is said to be frustration at Gordon’s performances this season, and it appears as though things are being lined up for a summer departure.
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While Bayern and Arsenal are mentioned as being more definitively interested in Gordon this summer than Liverpool, there is a feeling of inevitability over the Scouser’s move to Anfield.
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The Telegraph insist that he would ‘jump at the chance’ to join the Reds should they move for him, and Liverpool’s need for pace out wide makes it feel like a perfect arrangement.
The money may be the only sticking point, with £80m especially steep for a player with only three open play Premier League goals all season.
Much will depend on what else Liverpool plan on doing this summer, but with a fair bit on the agenda initially, maybe they will think the funds can be better used elsewhere.
Either way, the door is certainly open once again for Gordon to make a move he’s been hoping to land since he was a boy.
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