Anthony Gordon could be close to an exit from Everton as Newcastle have entered formal talks to sign the attacker, six months after Chelsea showed a strong interest in the summer transfer window. The Blues saw a £45million offer rejected by the Toffees before opting out of a deal due to the high price tag set by Everton which stood at £50million.
The 21-year-old scored in back-to-back Premier League games for Everton around the time of Chelsea's interest but since then he has only scored one league goal after falling out of favour with manager Frank Lampard which has resulted in him playing just 145 minutes of football in Everton's last seven league outings.
Chelsea legend and former boss Lampard has now been relieved of his duties at Goodison Park and his departure has coincided with a number of damaging news emerging from Merseyside.
