Barcelona sign Anthony Gordon for £69M

Football never fails to stagger me. Good luck to the lad.

So that means Rashford's leaving? as they play the same position.

This has Coutinho to Barca vibes to it, or Griezmann either. Doesn't seem that good.

Bit overpriced really but you don't get much for £69m in today's football world .

I believe the toffees had a sell on clause inserted when AG signed for the Toon , 15% of any future transfer profit

Isn't that just £4.35 million then as he went for 40 mil, what are they supposed to do with that

I'll have it.  I'd even willingly give 50% to the taxman

I'd much sooner have Gordon than Rashford personally

Deco says he wants them both.

Gordon's theatrics will suit the Catalan club who've been missing a world class rotisserie impersonator since Busquets retired.

susq - That will pay James Garner's salary for next year .....If he stays

Isn't that just £4.35 million then as he went for 40 mil, what are they supposed to do with that

That’s huge to club like Everton every penny helps

Bit like what westhzm get if rice wins Saturday for arsenal
Im sure that’s in contract when sold as add on

West ham likely got bonus when rice won league.

They all add up for clubs, or cost...



Newcastle pay 40 get 70 and book a 50 million profit.

Sale of Anthony Gordon to Barcelona provides Newcastle United with a massive, immediate boost for their Premier League Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) balance sheet.


1. How the Accounting Profit is Calculated
In the world of PSR, player purchases and player sales are treated completely differently on a club's balance sheet:

The Book Value: When Newcastle bought Gordon for £40 million in January 2023 on a 5.5-year contract, that expense was amortised (spread out) at roughly £7.27 million per year.
By May 2026, he had been at the club for roughly 3.5 years, meaning his remaining "book value" on the balance sheet had dropped to roughly £14.5 million.

The Sale Value: When a player is sold, the entire guaranteed transfer fee is booked immediately in the current financial year.

The PSR Profit: Because Newcastle sold him for an initial £69.3 million (€80 million), the accounting profit registered for PSR this financial year is the sale price minus the remaining book value.

This means Newcastle registers a staggering PSR profit of roughly £54.8 million (minus Everton's £4.4 million sell-on slice).



It's monopoly money, innit

May 27, 2026 -- 10:18PM, CLYDEBANK29 wrote:

I'd much sooner have Gordon than Rashford personally

Not for me. Never really rated him too highly. Pretty at times but his end product is poor. Newcastle won't be missing much and can improve on him.

Said the same several seasons back. Hasn't pushed on for me. I'm astounded that Barcelona want him.

I'm really not a fan of Rashford.  Without the ball he falls asleep and is a liability.  He is the worst top player I've ever noticed in this respect.  A Rashford lapse could quite easily see England out of the WC.  Gordon is a tireless runner and worker.  At pressing, and working for the team he's miles ahead.  With the ball I think Rashford is marginally better.

I'm not counting exceptional players like Messi regarding tracking back

https://x.com/i/status/2059802975619453236

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I'm not sure Gordon does that much tracking back, most
of his ball winning is done in the high press.

He doesn't not track back, but that's not his strength, for me.

He's very quick, especially rapid acceleration, hits top
speed and away, but when at top speed there's not
many catching him.

And his energy is good, so makes loads of forward runs
and loads of pressures.

When he played with isak, it gave isak so much space because
of gordons runs.

When isak was tired after 70 mins, Gordon is still
making runs...

Over Rashford? Strange.

The problem is (for me) yhtl... as nippy as he might be, he doesn't do a lot with it. As a "forward" he's not exactly high on the goals/assists is he? There are many players with higher goals and assists that are not getting the adulation he is. Can't work it out myself.

On a slightly different note; I read Duncan Fergusons autobiography last year and Anthony Gordon who was a keen boxer in his youth beat the living daylights out of Big Dunc when he challenged him to a boxing match. Theatrical dives yes but if he can chin Big Dunc he must be quite hard

The problem is (for me) yhtl... as nippy as he might be, he doesn't do a lot with it. As a "forward" he's not exactly high on the goals/assists is he?

Yeah, spot on, I put up his YouTube highlites, slightly tongue in cheek but

poor decsion by barca- seriously overrated player imvho. much rather have rashford

Liverpool wanted him for £80 million, Newcastle didn't want
to sell into Epl, so explored otter options. Would have helped ratty.

Liverpool FC have scheduled a meeting with Yan Diomande’s agents in the next days to discuss contract details!.... £100m?

Gordon is a player who will do  anything to win. Including going down clutching his face trying to get defenders carded or sent off. He'll fit in perfectly in Spain.

When you boy hood club wants you and your best mate is playing for them and you STILL say no....

did liverpool make an offer for him ?

An offer as in we are prepared to pay £70/£80 million
if he and you accept it,... So no proper offer, but
had the non offer been accepted a formal offer arrives

You know how it works.

No offer for yan diomande, yet, but once everybody agrees on deal
then the offer arrives.

Not sure Liverpool were actually in for him this summer. Soundings are that it's the right wing that's the priority. They don't want to spend too much on the left cos they see Ngumoha as a future player there. The club certainly rate him though, but not sure they were ever in for him fully.

He had choice of 3, barca stepped up and agreed term with him

Is that out there and confirmed by official sources?

And I just don't get the Bayern link either. Diaz is twice the player he'll ever be. Only just bought him and he's had a great year. Agent talk maybe?

All the teams and their fans who wanted him now reckon he isnt that good and Barca have paid too much and he isnt worth the wage.

imagine going to Liverpool having been a badge kissing Evertonian previously.

no way liverpool wd have gone for him

Is that out there and confirmed by official sources?

Same ones that got it right,... You pays your money
and you takes your pick.


Some of these guys are incredibly well informed.

May 29, 2026 -- 1:23PM, nineteen points wrote:

All the teams and their fans who wanted him now reckon he isnt that good and Barca have paid too much and he isnt worth the wage.

I made my mind up on him years ago before he joined Newcastle. Seen nothing since to change my mind.

Arsenal FC have held official talks with Morgan Rogers' agents in the last days to discuss a potential deal!... Villa asking £90mil.

competition from Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United. Spurs also interested but seen as outsiders for Rogers deal

Gordon Richards
Hes getting double bubble
300k euros wk

Anyone would move for better terms

Financial Fair Play! What a joke.

so they tapped him up ages ago, speaking fluent spanish like trent!

He has had 1 good season at Newcastle. When he joined I thought he would be great and hoped after the 23/24 seasion he would kick on but it was downhill from there. He has left Everton on bad terms and was diabolical for Newcastle this year. In the CL he got 6 of his goals against Championship level teams and a boatload of penalties ffs. When he is in the mood will run his socks off defensively but going forward I found him limited. His link up play was very average and a bit of a headless chicken most of the time. I wondered this year would he actually be better suited playing in a kind of left wing back position so he would have more space to run into etc...

His attitude is seriously questionable and he seems to think alot of himself. Never forgot him throwing a strop at Howe after being subbed off against Brentford away in his first season. Not a team player imho

Massive c**kup not selling him then and losing Anderson and Minteh instead.

Spanish,.... Did he think he was going to Madrid,