Everton’s Anthony Gordon is closing in on a transfer to Newcastle United for a fee understood to be in the region of £45million.
The Blues valued the England Under-21 international at £60million and while the Magpies were unwilling to go above £40million, a compromise for a structured deal with incentives is now close to completion with the player expected to travel to the North East this weekend.
Everton’s search for a successor to Frank Lampard, with Sean Dyche’s appointment expected to be confirmed within 24 hours, should also enable Gordon’s exit to progress as the new Blues boss can identify potential incoming targets he wants to director of football Kevin Thelwell before the transfer window shuts on Tuesday.
