Newcastle United transfers: Anthony Gordon completed a £70million move to Spanish giants Barcelona ahead of the summer transfer window.
Newcastle United have already agreed one major deal before the summer transfer window officially opens on June 15.
Anthony Gordon has joined Barcelona for £70million, signing a five-year deal at Camp Nou. It comes after Gordon scored 18 goals in all competitions for Newcastle during the 2025/26 campaign, including 10 in the Champions League.
His first Champions League goal came against Barcelona in a 2-1 defeat at St James’ Park back in September 2025. It was the first of three meetings with the Catalan club in the Champions League last season as Newcastle were eventually knocked out in the last-16 following an 8-3 aggregate defeat.
Newcastle United deal with Barcelona
It’s the second successive season Newcastle have sold their top scorer following last summer’s £130million sale of Alexander Isak to Liverpool. But unlike that drawn-out transfer saga, the Magpies and Gordon managed to strike an agreement quickly with Barcelona, resulting in an amicable exit for the England international.
The £70million deal also includes various add-ons and a sell-on percentage due to Newcastle should Barcelona and Gordon part ways in the future. Everton also banked a sell-on fee following Gordon’s £45million move to Newcastle back in 2023.
Leading Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, has claimed Barcelona and Newcastle may also look to schedule a friendly match following Gordon’s transfer.
Newcastle United pre-season plans
Newcastle are set to travel to La Manga in Spain for a summer training camp at the end of July. The trip will include a friendly match, however NewcastleWorld understands that this will not be against Barcelona. St James’ Park sources are unaware of a friendly with Barcelona being organised, but would not rule out the prospect of a future meeting.
Newcastle are expected to have a couple of domestic friendlies before travelling to Spain and will host a game at St James’ Park in the week prior to the Premier League season getting underway. The club have already confirmed a friendly match against Premier League side Everton at Murrayfield in Edinburgh on August 12 (5:15pm kick-off).
The 2026/27 Premier League season is set to get underway the weekend of August 22. The fixtures for the season will be announced on June 19.
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