Barcelona have reportedly joined the race for Anthony Gordon, setting up a potential transfer battle with Arsenal for the England international in the upcoming window.
Gordon has been in excellent form over the past few seasons and has established himself as a key attacking figure for Newcastle United, consistently delivering strong performances whenever he features. His development has attracted widespread attention across Europe, with several top clubs monitoring his situation closely.
Arsenal have been linked with the winger for some time, while Liverpool and Bayern Munich are also believed to have shown interest in the former Everton player. Despite this, Gordon has remained an important part of Newcastle’s squad and continues to play a central role in their attacking system.
Barcelona Enter the Race
According to Fichajes, Barcelona are now actively considering a move for Gordon after tracking his performances in the Champions League. The Spanish club are said to be impressed by his pace, directness, and ability to perform at a high level in major European matches.
Their interest adds another major competitor into what is expected to be a highly contested transfer race, with Arsenal also keen to strengthen their attacking options ahead of the new season. Barcelona believe Gordon could adapt to their system and provide consistent attacking threat from wide areas if signed.
Transfer Battle Expected
With multiple elite clubs now monitoring his situation, Gordon is expected to be one of the most sought-after players in the next transfer window. Arsenal’s interest is likely to focus on keeping him in the Premier League, while Barcelona’s involvement introduces a strong European alternative.
Newcastle are reportedly aware of the growing attention surrounding the player, and while he remains a key figure at the club, speculation over his long-term future continues to grow. If a move does materialise, it could become one of the standout transfers of the summer window as top clubs compete for his signature.
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According to media reports, Barcelona have offered £70m for him.
I didn’t know the price but reported that there’s an agreement just now
Yes SueP, just seen that. So much for a certain person on here saying that Gordon was signing for us.
It’s priceless. Also, as Ken1945 regularly puts out, it’s best to wait for the club to announce the transfer
Yep, always wait for an announcement on the clubs website.
I didn’t get it wrong though. It needs to be put on record I didn’t get it wrong.
Of course you did. Own it.
Nonsense.
Barca called. Head Turned. We can easily agree he’s gone there to be BACK UP to first choice left forward, perhaps CF, when could have been FIRST CHOICE left forward for us in the Premiership with creature comforts of home, not least proper English breakfasts, the proper winters, proper beer, the BBC.
I didn’t get this wrong. It has to be recorded as Gordon and his agent got this terribly wrong.
But I never ever liked him anyway, i feel so relieved, he forever po-faced and a constant red card liability. He no mentality monster – recklessly got himself banned for big game.
Rubbish. You posted that it was all done 2 months ago. You need to stop Chasing The Dragon.
I know you mean well, but you are not making any sense here.
You know you can have agreement to buy a house, and then get gazumped, right? When Barca come in, that’s what they do. Why on earth would Gordon choose be a back up at important stage of career? I explain it for you as you struggling because I understand psychology. They showed him signing on fee. And Wages. yearly chance of winning top honours. Outdoor pool at his luxury private villa. The golf courses. Then they paired estrella, mahou, alhambra reserva, and a few others like san Miguel, with tapas. And the weak fall for all that. Agent and Gordon weak – made crazy decision.
Does that not make any sense at all to you? Now you not sure I’m wrong. Right?
What a load of BS!!
You say something is guaranteed to happen, then when it doesn’t, instead of saying you got it wrong, you blame others for making a decision that you had no idea would happen!!
It doesn’t matter if he’s gone there as back up centre forward, right back, centre back or even as the tea lady!!
You got it wrong and, as a self confessed expert on all things football, your prediction that Jesus, Nwaneri, Skelley and Martinelli will be gone by the beginning of next season will be scrutinised with interest.
By the way, you said that one of the above had been offered a fantastic contract by Manchester United and I asked you for the details – you didn’t supply them, can you let everyone know what they are now and if it’s been accepted by Nwaneri?
Evening Ken, as you said, it’s just a load of BS.
No, I’m absolutely sure you’re wrong and have been chasing the dragon. Anyone can make up stories about anything, but it takes an adult to admit they’ve made a mistake…
Also how do you know he will be a back up, prefers lager to bitter, eats an English breakfast and prefers the cold winters to warm winters ? You don’t know, you’re just guessing.
no …..you said it’s sealed
that means deal is done
so if you say it’s sealed and then he ends up in Barcelona that’s the opposite to being correct isn’t it
The claim is I got it wrong. The truth of what happened is Gordon got it wrong. See?
no ……Gordan transfer sealed was wrong
anyone of us can read something
for example , I can write I heard we been linked with Kroupi …..but if I write Kroupi move to Arsenal is sealed that’s different
you pretended you knew the deal was sealed
that’s not true
well let’s make it simple
you said it was sealed
so if he goes to Barca ….how can that not be wrong lol
it can’t be correct can it ?
Sally’s offer for the house has been accepted, but she’s worried she might be gazumped is fact of what happens you know.
Gazumping is when someone else makes a more tempting offer to a person you believe you have tempted, and the dumb person falls for other offer without realising it’s not as good for them. Even if your offer is accepted, the dumb person can still accept an offer from someone else, until under contract. When under contract you own them. Simples.
Moon Girl,
You’re missing the point. You’re suggestion that it was sealed implies contacts have been signed. That being the case, you’re Gaz-umping theory goes out of the window.
But, and looking unlikely now, there was no interest from Barcelona, for I was referring to “noise” – sort of like gossip – that in my book translates to sealed, that happened before Gordon went on his Euro form splurge, being fair to I referred to “noise” predating Toons trip to camp noo, that could have been genuine “noise” in my larger theory about such winter “noises” being meaningful, it appears can be superseded later, as way as a fair explanation before admission, to be fair to you Derek, now, with the benefit of hindsight, I may have got that one wrong.
no sealed means done
but now we know lol
so to help you ….. Arsenal are linked with / rumoured to want say Alvarez / Kroupi, etc
but sealed means …..done
Alvarez move to Barca is all sealed now.
I’m not getting it
if you know we know your trolling what’s the point lol ?
Moon Girl,
You may have misinterpreted what the word sealed means, but having been informed by more than one poster, you should be big enough to acknowledge you’re mistake and move on.
Lets face it Moon Girl,
If rumours and connections are to be seen as Sealed, Arsenal are going to be classed in this way for most of the season.
For Arsenal are connected with all and sundry, all they need to qualify is a pulse apparently.
yeah so if I rang Sally and she said the deal Is sealed ….then two days later someone has brought that house Sally would be wrong to say it was sealed as it’s factually wrong
Depends what you understood by sealed. Under contract no – sealed yes. That kind of sealed.
ANYWAY a far more serious crisis than gazumped on a player has developed for Arsenal in the last 24hrs.
but it wasn’t sealed because he’s going to Barcelona lol ?
going on what’s your next one …..
Yeah. This is more serious. But the penny hasn’t dropped for a lot of people yet. Like me you need to be good at counterfactuals and work through what ACTUALLY happens in what hasn’t happened, something I’m very good at.
You any idea what chaos ensues if your-ayfa allow Arsenal to beat PSG?
All European titles won by English Premiership Clubs? People who have grafted their entire lives for the swanky swivel chairs and free lunches will be told to do something about the crisis. They see themselves as entitled to the positions they’ve got themselves in. They won’t allow such a crisis to develop. They won’t allow Arsenal to win this match, raising the questions on them and their positions, to do something about it.
It’s simples. Does Europe want EPL to win every European trophy? The people who don’t want that outcome have the power to stop it happening.
Arsenal would have had more chance of winning on Saturday if Villa and Palace had both lost.
this is what is meant by the word
The phrase “the deal is sealed” means an agreement or negotiation is officially finalized, confirmed, and legally binding. It indicates a sense of finality where all terms are settled and the arrangement is officially locked
so if Gordan is now in Barca ….I would say you either made it up or you got the word wrong
so In future let’s just say your telling us rumours you read or heard
Herr Drier, it’s now confirmed that a deal of £70 million has been agreed.
And it’s a bonus that we’ll no longer have to read about Gordon “maybe/maybe not” joining Arsenal.
👍Jax
Herr Drier,
This is a strange one for me. Barcelona are willing to pay £70m for Gordon.
And yet it’s being reported they can’t afford to pay the £23m being touted for Rashford.
Go figure that one out.
Derek, wages ? All of the £23m paid in one lump sum ? Who knows ? Let’s ask Moon Girl 😉😂😂
Rashford could stay there another year on loan seems most likely.
Alvarez, Gordon, Rashford – someone likely lose the ration of game time.
All depends if Man Utd are willing to backtrack on the original loan deal. If not Rashford will have to return to Manchester.
They don’t want him in Manchester.
He wants to stay in Catalonia.
Do Barca want him competing with new signings Gordon (if it happens) and Alvarez, or have they moved on?
We don’t want him here, do we?
While they may not want him, he has to return once his loan deal runs out on the 1st June, unless Barcelona sort out a fee.
Or – another loan thrashed out between the clubs for next season.
Barca done deal.
Yeah, having a medical in the next couple of days.
Any idea what moon girl is on about regarding a fantastic contract for Nwaneri by manure HD?
I can’t find any reference to this anywhere and I find it very unlikely, but moon girl will, hopefully, give me chapter and verse when she replies to me above?!?!
It was Skelly manure pitched to, nanwerry is of to Germany. It made it make mind up time for MA in pitch to keep him. Which he did.
But the people around Skells are incredibly switched on, they know he needs game time in coming seasons. And that they need to be greedy not sentimental, to get that.
We all agree he needs game time now, and needs to do what he must to find it?
so to clarify are saying you heard a rumour he’s going to Germany or he’s going to Germany
because you got the Gordon transfer wrong
No. Gordon got the transfer wrong. He was tempted away from what good for him. Like Bunny in Great Lebowski.
Both Arsenal club and Team Nweri see what’s best for Nweri being elsewhere. You disputing that?
no you got it wrong when you said deal was sealed
so yes based on that I don’t believe Nwansri off to Germany
You can’t spell his name right. And he’s OUR brilliant young player
Yeah. This is so much more serious but so many people penny not dropped yet. You any idea what chaos ensues if your-ayfa allow Arsenal to beat PSG?
All European titles won by English Premiership Clubs? I’m very very good at counterfactuals and working through what happened that hasn’t even happened. What happens, obvious really, People who have grafted their entire lives for the swanky swivel chairs and free lunches will be told to do something about the crisis. They see themselves as entitled to the positions they’ve got themselves in. They won’t allow such a crisis to develop. They won’t allow Arsenal to win this match, raising the questions on them and their positions, to do something about it.
It’s simples. Does Europe want EPL to win every European trophy? The people who don’t want that outcome have the power to stop it happening.
Arsenal would have had more chance of winning on Saturday if Villa and Palace had both lost.
How on earth could Gordon get it wrong, he’s chosen Barcelona over Bayern Munich.
Oh Mr Herr, You haven’t listened to a single word of explanation I have been sharing, you have you? You are so stubborn, so opinionated.
Players must ignore their agents and not choose clubs – they must not choose money or multiple moves. They must choose game time.
Sterling, Kalvin Phillips, Jack Grealish all say Hi to you.
You see players must choose game time.
So you sort of know what can happen, when you have players in your own club who need to choose game time. You can strongly suspect who’s getting tapped up. Whose going. Players must choose game time.
No I haven’t listened to you, I’ve read what you’ve posted, which is a load of made up stuff. When a deal is sealed the players signature has to be on the contract. Obviously Gordon had not signed a contract with us, so it wasn’t sealed !
BTW, I’m not Mr Mister from the 80’s.
“Mr Mister from the 80’s.” I wasn’t around in eighties nor most of 90s so havn’t clue, sorry.
No. I don’t accept the answer to can we see what we can’t see is to say we can’t see it. Like when nuclear bomb bits fell into sea by Spain with race to get them, without knowing where, they saw it thru maths. So we can do the same intelligent thing with transfers. Who’s going to leave? Who’s not first choice, who needs game time, is intelligent answer. Who’s getting tapped up? Who’s not first choice, who needs game time is intelligent answer, how by not giving up to see what we can’t see we see, you get it now?
As I’ve posted earlier today, when a deal is sealed that means contracts have been signed. Gordon never signed a contract with us so it COULDN’T have been sealed.
My reference to the 80’s group was to do with you calling me Mr Herr. For someone who said they had German relatives then you would surely know that Herr is the Germanic name for Mr.
but the one thing you said was sealed …..you have been wrong ?
I’m still confident there’s something for us in the late winter noises, it’s just not 100% always certain.
I will now retire as a transfer pundit.
no just don’t make things up
by all means tells us the rumours but don’t pretend you have heard something that isn’t true
it’s called click bait
Sorry my mistake – Skelley not Nwaneri… who’s going to Germany – is that deal signed and delivered as well?
Still waiting to see what this fantastic offer from Manchester United is/was that tempted Skelley that no one else seems to know about!!
I’ve just reread your reply and are you now saying that Skelley is staying, after telling us that he, Martinelli, White and Gabriel were all on their way out?
No. Nanwerri Out, Skelly still possible out maybe not. He needs game time what is fantastic offer for him, if he actually believes offer.
You are getting yourself confused between Nanwerri and Skelly None of this is confusing. It’s basic what happens stuff I helped you with so you know what’s coming. Like a plot spoiler? Should I have written spoiler at front?
so Nwaneri going to Germany is that sealed ?
or just something you read ?
well you haven’t spoiled anything yet have you lol
the only thing you said for sure hasn’t happend
I’m concerned that Nwaneri would be sold this summer, bearing in mind most of the Arsenal squad will be featuring in this year’s World Cup and will need rest afterwards
People like Reiss Nelson and Vieira will likely leave but having given EN an enhanced contract and with time/age on his side, seems an odd move to me
Evening Ken. It was MLS MG was on about. It was 🐂💩 again to go along with the Gordon 🐂💩.
Are you off to Budapest ?
With all my anal liturgy skills I gave you all spoilers of what to expect in transfer window, and you are beginning to sound a bit ungrateful.
So what are the names of the players we are going to sign during the summer ?
I don’t know. I havn’t a clue about incomings.
Make Hincape deal permanent.
I still think I’m right clubs have 6 window 3 year plans about which part of pitch likely to spend most money on, and for us it points to A big money left wing signing this summer. For other parts of team, incomings would know they are come in as back up or squad players – will we make a big signing to dislodge one of Gabi or Sali? Unlikely.
There’s been times in recent months we’ve looked short at right back? Timber and white offer more going forward than Mosq. But anyone coming in would know they are not first choice. Nor for left back, though the Bournmouth left back would be good signing, if we didn’t already have 3 left backs, nor right wing. It’s also hard to imagine a midfielder coming in MA would play ahead of a fit Ode, Zoob and Dec.
So it more likely points to Mosq and Hincape type squad depth signings, in the main. And it’s impossible to know who we are actually considering amongst the Milky Way of rumour.
you told me nothing I couldn’t have read elsewhere
the only thing you said was happening….isn’t happening
that’s not a spoiler lol
Moon Girl,
Going on how well informed you are, can you give me the lottery numbers for this weekend please. I’d be ever so grateful.😂
No HD, didn’t get offered a ticket and really couldn’t justify spending around £2,000 to my wife.
I’m travelling down tomorrow, staying at my daughter’s house to watch the game and then leaving early Sunday morning to get a good spot where, hopefully, I can see the PL and CL trophies side by side, then returning up the M6 back to God’s Country probably Tuesday.
All these trophy parades are getting really time consuming!! 😂😂
Quite a few of my mates are flying out just for the day out, hoping to watch it at a fan zone.
Have you seen the route for Sunday’s parade. Not stopping at the Town Hall. There’s a map of the route on the clubs website.
Yes I have and my daughter has already told me where I’m going to be!!
Not sure if you remember Phil from your JA days, but he’s travelling out there tomorrow, has tickets for the game, travels back on the Sunday and reckons it will cost him around the £2,000 mark – thats why I was so against the club financing the staff etc employed by the club, when loyal fans are forking out such ridiculous sums of money.
Phil was also at the Palace game and said the atmosphere was unbelievable.
For once, I think that sky got it spot on and that atmosphere seemed to come through the TV!!
Been watching a “sketch” on Talksh*te , where that ex villa forward Ag something or other says we’re not a big club until we win the CL and then moaned about all the Arsenal fans coming out of the woodwork – what an absolute joke of a man he is!!
Ken, i vaguely remember him. My mate and his son, whom you met in the cafe, are also flying out tomorrow (havent got tickets for the game) and flying back on Sunday, then heading to the parade.
I was on the manor last Sunday, saw a lot of mates in hadn’t seen for a while. Spoke to my eldest grandson last night and found out he was also there, drinking in the Gunners Pub, while I was just across the Blackstock Road in the Cannons Bar. I couldn’t believe the queues for the Gunners and the Bank of Friendship pub.
It takes me back to the double winning side of Bertie Mee and the crowds at White Hart Lane HD.
Our fans took over the place, both inside and out and I believe it’s going to be the same on Sunday, but on an even bigger scale, with much more organisation involved.
I hate to forecast a result, probably because I’m useless at it, but my gut feeling is that I, at the very minimum, we’re going to give a great performance and hope the footballing Gods will be looking down on us favourably!!
Good to hear your getting out and about – will you be able to get to the Emirates again next season?
Ken, hopefully I’ll be up there next season for a game or two.
Moon girl,
I hear that Haaland and Semenyo are close to joining Arsenal.
I to can make stuff up. 🤦♂️
Haarland is crocked. Wouldn’t surprise me if City offload him whilst they can still get big fee. After couple of injury hit seasons they won’t get much money.
He was always going to break. He’s the wrong shape.
Why would they get a big fee if he’s crocked Moon Girl, or do you know something else that the rest of us don’t know?
For instance, are you saying that, say, the spuds would buy a crocked player for a large fee, without a medical taking place?
I’m saying he has been lucky not to have been more injured in this period of his career not the other way around with period sandwiched by injuries as in the filling not bread on inside and the filling being good even if just 27 goals.
I’m not hinting at anything, I’m calling him injury prone from here as not shocking news.
According to Google, city have played 58 games this season and Haaland has featured in 48 of them – not sure if he was out injured in the ten he missed, but I’m sure Pep left him out for some of their dead rubber and less important games.
So if he handed in a transfer request, are you saying you wouldn’t try and buy him, because he might become injury prone in the future?
That would be shocking news, not buying a world class striker in case he becomes injury prone!!
I think he is already injury prone, it’s been hidden to some extent in recent seasons, if I was to answer you by saying in how many of those 48 he wasn’t injured?
It will be terribly sad, really. But some players really do go that way.
You stated quite clearly at 7.30pm that “Haaland is crocked.”
I’m not sure if it’s the way you write things, but you seem to contradict yourself time and time again.
Now, at 9.21pm he’s injury prone and lucky not to have been injured more.
Sorry, but either I’m reading you all wrong, or your not expressing yourself clearly.
It would be a great shame to see Haaland forced into retirement due to injury problems, but I don’t think that’s going to happen in the near future.
I wouldn’t describe Halland at Man City as injury prone
Neither would I Dan, but Moon Girl sees things differently to us and that’s what makes the world go around I guess?!?!
they also thinks sealed doesn’t mean done so at this point I’m confused
Ken, apparently, Haaland’s the “wrong shape”.
Are we talking about the same Haaland here. Unless my memory is playing tricks he plays most weeks, with the odd period of injury’s here and there. But then who doesn’t.
Moon Girl, are you on some kind of wind up. 🤷♂️
in a word ….yes lol
I’m not making anything up, I’m bringing intelligent answers into the discussion. Sad discussion, but as you want to argue and be rudely dismissive the bit we won’t argue is sadly, it does happen where players don’t have long career sadly. Do we know who in advance? We can have intelligent understanding about prime of career time and longevity. If players game is based on pace, their power diminishes with wear and tear on pace – Michael Owen retired at 28. Haarland has two problems when we make this intelligent assumption, his game does rely much so on his pace, and secondly he’s the wrong shape, which you can tell from how a man walks goodly or badly. So all his injury issues when he was younger could start to come now. First choice starter hard to spot at first, as they bring it into starts so look for not injury lay offs firstly but diminishing of performance, as restricting issues not getting shaken off. So I say this as knowing the unspottable and unknowable through intelligent watching.
no let me try ……
I can confirm Gordan’s transfer to Barca is sealed
you claimed his move to Arsenal was sealed
so he’s just been announced as a Barca player so which one is true lol ?
Moon Girl,
Have you taken any notice of Haaland’s goal scoring record where ever he’s played. It’s phenomenal.
You’re insistence that he’s injury prone is about as accurate as you’re Gordon sealed move to Arsenal was, non-existent.
I’ve read a fair few of you’re posts over the month’s, and some of them are interesting. But these last two regards Gordon and Haaland are wide of the mark I’m afraid.