Newcastle United are set to sell one of their key players for a second summer in a row.
Newcastle United's English midfielder #10 Anthony Gordon (C) and teammates applaud the fans at the end of the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Sunderland at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on March 22, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image
Newcastle United's English midfielder #10 Anthony Gordon (C) and teammates applaud the fans at the end of the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Sunderland at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on March 22, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images
Gordon landed in Spain on Thursday afternoon to undergo a medical and finalise his €80million (£69.3m) transfer to the Camp Nou.
The 25-year-old had been expected to join Bayern Munich, but a difference in valuation allowed Barca to swoop and agree a deal by Wednesday night.
Newcastle are set to make around a £24million profit on Gordon after signing the winger from Everton for £45million in January 2023. He made 152 appearances in black and white and scored 39 goals, 10 of which came in last season’s Champions League.
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While Jordan admits Newcastle are getting a “big fee” for an “okay player”, he has again doubted the club’s ambitions.
CEO David Hopkinson has openly said he sees Newcastle being among the top clubs in the world by 2030, but Jordan can’t see how that can happen after selling Alexander Isak last summer and now Gordon.
Jordan told talkSPORT: “We're talking about two elite clubs in Europe bidding for a player that I think is okay, he's a good player, but we're talking about £70million and two of the biggest names in domestic football wanting to sign for them.
“I think it's sad for Newcastle that they have to lose players, but in return for that, they're getting a big fee and he's getting a wonderful opportunity, but I don't personally see him at that level.
“If you're trying to build something successful, then you need to keep the best players, not sell them. That will all fall hand in hand with how ambitious the Saudis are, what they're actually going to do, because the expectation was Newcastle were going to be a highly competitive force, and we've enjoyed watching them at certain times, but this season has been a little bit of a flatline for them.
“Not only have they lost Isak, now they're losing Gordon, they probably will lose Tonali and a few other players, so it's difficult to see how Newcastle build this 2030 vision that we're being told, that they're going to be dominant in domestic football, when you're constantly selling players that might help you get there.”
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