Newcastle are assured they’re near reaching an settlement with Anthony Gordon over signing a brand new long-term contract, talkSPORT understands.
talkSPORT reported in July that the Magpies wished to get Gordon tied down after he nearly joined Liverpool in June.
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A £70million deal was nearly agreed between the 2 golf equipment as Newcastle had been frantically making an attempt to promote gamers to keep away from a possible PSR penalty.
Nevertheless they had been capable of preserve maintain of the ex-Everton winger having offloaded Yankuba Minteh and Elliott Anderson to Brighton and Nottingham Forest respectively.
And now Gordon seems to be poised to increase his keep at Newcastle, the place he’s at the moment tied all the way down to till 2026.
Boss Eddie Howe just lately careworn the vital of getting Gordon to pen recent phrases.
He mentioned final week: “I believe having your gamers safe of their futures is essential to their performances.
“You don’t need the switch hypothesis or the contracts probably working into shorter phrases as a result of I believe that it distracts and infrequently advantages the participant or the membership.
“So, my want is that gamers are all the time focussed on their performances and that the skin distraction is minimal.
“Our greatest approach to try this is to get them safe and blissful however in fact there’s a stability as a result of with wage buildings and PSR we will’t be reckless with what we do both.
“So we’ve got to get these calls proper however, in fact, getting these gamers to play at their greatest ranges could have a dramatic impact on our season.
“I believe that if there are points with both participant, or any participant, then in fact communication and resolving any points is de facto vital.”
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Gordon has established himself as one of many Premier League’s prime wingers since making a £45million transfer to St James’ Park from Goodison Park in January 2023.
The 23-year-old chipped in with 12 targets and 11 assists in 48 matches in all competitions final season.
He proved to be a big-game participant – scoring in opposition to the division’s ‘Massive Six’ in Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester Metropolis and Tottenham.
His kind earned him a spot in England’s Euro 2024 squad beneath then-boss Gareth Southgate.
However a lot to the frustration of followers, he was restricted to only a single match in Germany – a one minute cameo off the bench in a 0-0 group stage draw in opposition to Slovenia.
Since arriving again in Tyneside following a summer time which was shrouded in thriller, Gordon has helped Newcastle sit sixth within the desk after 5 video games.
The Magpies sit simply three factors behind leaders Manchester Metropolis, who they welcome to their floor in Saturday’s early afternoon kick-off – reside on talkSPORT.
With only one purpose to his identify from his 5 top-flight begins, Gordon will probably be hoping to search out the again of the web for the reason that 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on matchweek two.
