As Anthony Gordon was at pains to point out during his much-delayed Barcelona unveiling, he had agreed everything with the club two days earlier. The speed of those contract negotiations are partially explained by reports that the England international has “doubled” the salary he was entitled to at Newcastle United.
Gordon spent the final month of the season on the bench while speculation around his future continued to swirl. Many expected the jet-heeled forward to move to Bayern Munich but Barcelona trumped their German counterparts with an offer that Gordon certainly couldn’t refuse and Newcastle have been convinced to accept.
