The Anthony Gordon situation continues to make headlines.
Which club will he be turning out for in the 2026/27 season?
Media in both Germany and the UK reporting that talks are now taking place between Bayern Munich and Newcastle United about a potential transfer.
The Bundesliga club having already spoken to the player’s representatives regarding personal terms.
Friday has seen Eddie Howe give the clearest indication yet that Anthony Gordon is expected to leave Newcastle United this summer.
Eddie Howe admitting at his pre-West Ham press conference that the reason Anthony Gordon has been an unused sub in the last two games, is due to the fact that he has to pick players who are likely to be at the club next season.
The Telegraph reporting that Eddie Howe said this morning: “When you get to this stage of the season, part of what we will be doing [is] looking to next year. So, yeah [there are doubts about Gordon’s future]. Anthony’s just come back from injury. The team has played well in his absence and [he’s not playing] with a partial view to the future, yes. You’ve always got an eye on the future. The team, everything evolves so quickly. We are going into a transfer window with a lot of unknowns for us and there will be a feeling of change this summer. So, we need to give players opportunities, we need to try things looking toward the future and next season.”
Eddie Howe then stating: “There are discussions that are potentially happening [on Gordon’s future] but not with me.”
Luke Edwards of The Telegraph saying: “Bayern have approached Newcastle to ask about a price for Gordon to move to Munich, but the clubs are somewhat apart in their valuations. Newcastle will seek a fee of around £80m for the 25-year-old, who has scored 17 goals in all competitions this season. Bayern, as they tend to do, have indicated through the German media that they would pay around €70m (about £61m) for the forward. Sources have described the talks as amicable but Newcastle made it clear they do not want to sell a player they signed for £45m for a small profit.”
The report saying that in the talks, Newcastle United have pointed out to Bayern Munich that Anthony Gordon has made great strides since arriving from Everton as a young player who had achieved little at that point and indeed played relatively few matches, when they agreed to pay £45m. Anthony Gordon now a regular starter for England and set to be a key player this summer at the World Cup finals, whilst for Newcastle he has scored 38 goals these last three seasons,, including 10 in the Champions League in nine starts (and three sub appearances) this season. Also the fact that he has shown his versatility that he can play as a centre-forward as well as on both wings.
The man from The Telegraph stating: “Anthony Gordon has not behaved badly at this stage and it has been explained to the player and his representatives that he will only be allowed to depart this summer on terms that are acceptable to Newcastle. The former Everton winger is keen on the move to Bayern and it remains to be seen how he reacts if that move falls through because the two clubs cannot agree a price. It would make sense for the transfer to be concluded swiftly for all parties.”
Long before Bayern Munich made their official approach to Newcastle United, it was reported that the player himself wanted his future sorted one way or another before the World Cup.
Bayern Munich are well known for trying to exploit their dominance in Germany (Bundesliga champions 12 of last 13 years now) when it comes to dealings with other German clubs, trying to sign players on the relative cheap. They messed Stuttgart about with three lowball bids for Nick Woltemade until in the end Stuttgart refused to continue talks with Bayern.
The Telegraph say that if Bayern Munich try to do the same with Anthony Gordon and Newcastle United, there are Premier League clubs keen to pounce. With Arsenal and Chelsea leading the interest, potentially Liverpool as well (Alexander Isak having continual fitness and form problems, whilst Hugo Ekitike won’t return until months into next season at the earliest).
I have no doubt that Newcastle United would prefer to sell Anthony Gordon to a club on the continent but no way he will leave on the relative cheap, certainly not with four years remaining on his Newcastle contract.