The Newcastle United selling price for Anthony Gordon has now been made public.
In an ‘Exclusive’, The Times report that their information is that United have valued the England winger at a minimum of £75m ahead of the summer transfer window.
Anthony Gordon arrived at St James’ Park back in January 2023 for an initial transfer fee of £40m, plus a potential £5m more in future add-ons.
Now The Times report that Bayern Munich are leading the race to sign the former Everton player.
The German club have just won the Bundesliga for a 13th time in 14 seasons and are in the Champions League semi-finals.
Bayern Munich have massively benefited from their Premier League recruitment in recent seasons, with Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Luis Diaz proving huge hits. The Times saying that the Bundesliga club are keen to add to that this summer with the addition of Anthony Gordon.
The Times say that their understanding is that Bayern Munich want to start their bidding at £55m for Gordon but Newcastle United’s position is that the Bundesliga outfit need to show their willingness to pay at least £75m for the player and then are willing to start talks.
The report details that Bayern Munich are “clear favourites” ahead of the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool to sign Anthony Gordon and there have been previous media claims that Gordon himself would favour a move to Bayern if he does leave Newcastle United.
With four years remaining on his current contract there is absolutely no pressure on Newcastle United to sell, so no club is going to get Anthony Gordon on the relative cheap.
The Times add that if the German club do show their willing to meet the Newcastle United valuation, then permission could be given by NUFC in allowing “Gordon’s representatives to be set for meetings with officials from Bayern soon.”
Whilst no club will get Anthony Gordon for less than United’s ballpark valuation, I think safe to say that Newcastle United would far rather sell the winger, or indeed any of their other star players if they leave, to a club overseas. Whilst there have been absolutely no winners to emerge from the Alexander Isak shambles last summer, safe to say that this season would have been extra painful if Isak had been a prolific scorer for a dominant successful Liverpool.