He was considered FC Bayern’s dream player when looking for a backup for Luis Díaz. However, it is now clear that the German record poker champion around Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United will come away empty-handed. Instead, the offensive player is moving to FC Barcelona. The clubs involved confirmed this.
Anthony Gordon is moving from Newcastle United to Spanish giants FC Barcelona. The Catalans announced that the England international has signed a contract until the end of June 2031 has signed.
The 25-year-old was also very popular at FC Bayern. However, the Magpies’ transfer fee is said to have forced the Munich team out of the market.
According to media reports, Barca will pay a base fee of 80 million euros, and another ten million euros could flow as bonus payments. These are due, among other things, if FC Barcelona wins the title or Gordon plays at least 60 percent of the Blaugrana’s games. In addition, Newcastle is said to have secured a resale share.
Gordon himself is said to receive a salary of around 17 million euros per year from Barca.
Overall financial package for FC Bayern is too big
The overall package of the deal amounts to more than 160 million euros – apparently too high a hurdle for FC Bayern.
According to “Bild”, the move to FC Barcelona is only possible because Newcastle allows the Spanish champions to pay the transfer fee in several tranches. In addition, the departures of Robert Lewandowski and Marcus Rashford are said to have freed up the necessary salary volume.
For the Bayern legend Thomas Müller, who now plays in the US MLS, it is still incomprehensible that Gordon did not force a transfer to FC Bayern sooner.
“If Barcelona and Bayern come, what is the reason for Gordon not coming to Munich?” asked Müller in the “Bild” podcast “Bayern Insider”. At least he would have made a different decision than the Englishman, said the 2014 world champion.
