Sky Germany make ‘serious’ Newcastle United transfer claim after talks with 25y/o forward
Bayern Munich are ‘seriously considering’ a summer move for a Newcastle United player – and it’s not Nick Woltemade.
Alongside Sandro Tonali and Tino Livramento, Gordon has been linked with a potential exit this summer with the Magpies set to miss out on Champions League qualification.
The 25-year-old was named the club’s Player of the Year for the 2022-23 season but in the following summer came close to joining boyhood club Liverpool, as United feared breaching Premier League Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR).
Gordon stayed after Newcastle sold Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh and later penned a new long-term contract at St James’ Park until 2030.
Although the winger has scored 10 goals in this season’s Champions League – only Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe have scored more – many argue he hasn’t been the same player since the Liverpool saga.
Sky Germany: Bayern Munich ‘seriously considering’ move for Anthony Gordon
According to Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg, Gordon could be joining England teammate Kane in Munich next season. The Bundesliga side are ‘seriously considering’ a move and have already held ‘concrete talks’ with the player’s representatives.
Plettenberg wrote on X: “FC Bayern are seriously considering a move for Anthony #Gordon. The 25 y/o is currently the preferred candidate for the left wing as a back-up and competitor for Luis Díaz.
“Gordon has been informed. Concrete talks have already taken place, though the clubs are not yet in contact. #NUFC want to keep him. @SkySportDE”.
Newcastle United exits likely this summer
While Newcastle want to keep hold of Gordon, failure to qualify for Europe is expected to result in the sale of at least one key player.
In a recent meeting with journalists, Newcastle CEO David Hopkinson admitted the club need to trade better in order to remain on top of financial rules, but warned potential suitors that it would be on their terms.
“We haven’t got an overall strategy with regards to players out, necessarily,” Hopkinson said. “We think through what players might or might not want to do this summer.
“But if an [Alexander] Isak-like scenario presents itself again, any player under contract is going to leave on our terms and we’re going to maximise the opportunity that might represent for the club.”
Responding to those comments, head coach Eddie Howe said on Friday: “If that’s the reality, and David will know more than me on that side, then that’s the reality,” Howe said. “I’ve got no issues working with the conditions that the club set, finances dictate.
“I’ve never had an issue with that throughout my career. As long as that’s made clear to everyone on the outside and the expectations are aligned within that. I don’t think you can have expectations that warp reality.
“Everything has to be aligned for the players to enter the pitch and be in their best place, where they’re relaxed and not under undue pressure – I think that’s fundamentally important.”