{"id":52897,"date":"2026-05-27T11:39:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T06:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=52897"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:39:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T06:09:56","slug":"fc-barcelona-open-direct-talks-with-newcastle-united-f-c-for-anthony-gordon-transfer-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/transfer-news\/fc-barcelona-open-direct-talks-with-newcastle-united-f-c-for-anthony-gordon-transfer-report\/","title":{"rendered":"FC Barcelona open direct talks with Newcastle United F.C. for Anthony Gordon transfer: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FC Barcelona have initiated direct club-to-club discussions with Newcastle United for the transfer of English winger Anthony Gordon, according to multiple reports. The 25-year-old Premier League star has become a prime target for the La Liga club as they look to bolster their attacking options for the 2026\/27 season.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Barcelona\u2019s Interest in Anthony Gordon<\/h3>\n<p>Sporting director Deco has been actively involved, including meetings with Gordon\u2019s representatives. The dynamic left-sided forward is valued for his pace, dribbling, and goal threat. In the current campaign, Gordon has delivered consistent performances for Newcastle, contributing key goals and assists in the Premier League and Champions League.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Barcelona see him as an ideal fit to add width and creativity alongside talents like Lamine Yamal. However, Newcastle are demanding a significant fee, reportedly in the \u20ac80-90 million range, which presents a major hurdle given Barcelona\u2019s financial situation.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The race for Gordon is intense. Bayern Munich have also shown strong interest and opened talks with Newcastle, while other Premier League clubs remain in the mix. Gordon is believed to be open to a new challenge, but any deal will require Barcelona to navigate complex negotiations and wage structures.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This potential move underscores Barcelona\u2019s ambition to inject Premier League-proven quality into their squad. As the summer transfer window nears, fans and analysts will closely monitor developments in what could be one of the standout deals of 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FC Barcelona have initiated direct club-to-club discussions with Newcastle United for the transfer of English winger Anthony Gordon, according to\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":52899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4660],"tags":[3501,661,1724,4057],"class_list":["post-52897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transfer-news","tag-anthony-gordon","tag-barcelona","tag-newcastle","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52897"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52900,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52897\/revisions\/52900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}