Anthony Gordon was considered FC Bayern’s “wish solution” when looking for a backup for Luis Díaz. But who will join FC Barcelona? An expert doesn’t really mourn the missed transfer and reveals which player profile the German record champions are now looking for.
“I wasn’t convinced by Anthony Gordon anyway,” emphasizes “Bild” head of football Christian Falk in the “Bayern Insider” podcast. “He’s a good player, he’s fast, but he’s not a player for Bayern now. I think you need a little more skills.”
In addition, FC Bayern always “operated on multiple tracks” and also spoke to other players.
In this context, Falk highlighted Mika Godts from Ajax Amsterdam. Even if the 20-year-old left winger will not necessarily move to Munich, he embodies “exactly the profile” that FC Bayern is now looking for, according to the journalist.
“A young, not so expensive player, capable of development, he likes to sit on the bench,” said Falk, explaining what the profile should now look like.
Gordon deal does not weaken Eberl at FC Bayern
Framework data that, however, clearly contradict some other rumors about possible Díaz backups. According to “fcbinside.de”, Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig should continue to be seen as the top sporting solution on Säbener Straße. The Saxons are said to be asking around 100 million euros for the 19-year-old Ivorian. A price that FC Bayern will not pay.
Especially since Gordon’s signing is said to have failed because of money. Newcastle are said to have asked for 75 to 85 million euros. According to Falk, Bayern’s sports director Max Eberl will not be blamed for the missed deal.
“I know the supervisory board is relaxed. They say: ‘We would have liked the player.’ But they weren’t prepared to pay that much money for a backup,” Falk explained. The “Buck Peter” does not lie with Eberl this time.
He reached an agreement with Gordon and thus did his job. The fact that the deal didn’t go through was simply because Newcastle didn’t want to give in to their transfer demands and Barca were prepared to meet them.
