JAKARTA - Newcastle United's new mainstay winger Anthony Gordon has been targeted by Arsenal. Even Arsenal has to compete with Liverpool and Manchester United to bring in Gordon.
Gordon was late to the heat when he started the competition this season. But after Newcastle was abandoned by Hugo Ekitike who moved to Liverpool, the 25-year-old player slowly began to become a mainstay in the front line. He also immediately soared when he scored four goals in the Champions League match against Qarabag.
In the first playoff, Gordon made a quattrick that led The Magpies to win 6-1. This makes Gordon the first Newcastle player to ever score four goals in a European match and surpass club legends, Alan Shearer and Faustino Asprilla. Newcastle's success continued in the second match and won 3-2 to qualify for the Champions League 16.
Gordon's brilliant performance and ability to maintain consistency make English Premier League clubs tempted to bring him in.
Currently, Arsenal is showing seriousness in bringing in the England national team player. Manager Mikel Arteta has indeed shown an interest in Gordon's playing style while still defending Everton.
If Arsenal wants to sign Gordon, then they will let Gabriel Martinelli go. Gordon has shown himself to be a talented player and all-around. He has risen to become one of the best wingers in the English League.
However, recently manager Eddie Howe has started to often put him as a 'false nine' or as a centre forward. Gordon has answered Howe's trust by scoring goals for Newcastle.
His brilliant performance makes national team manager Thomas Tuchel keep Gordon. Including during the trial against Uruguay and Japan next month. He is likely to be on the list of players who will compete in the 2026 World Cup.
It's just not easy for the Gunners to recruit Gordon because Newcastle doesn't want to let him go. After losing Ekitike, Newcastle tried to keep Gordon whose contract is still two years. If he finally has to let go of his players, the club has set a price of 95 million pounds or around 2.1 trillion rupiah.
The price is too high. Moreover, Arsenal is likely to set a price of 75 million pounds or around 1.6 trillion rupiah or at most 80 million pounds or 1.8 trillion rupiah.
In addition to the expensive price, Arsenal got serious challengers from Liverpool and Man Utd. In fact, Liverpool actually wanted Gordon two years ago.
However, the transfer plan was at an impasse, which made Gordon stay at St James' Park. they finally only got Ekitike. Meanwhile, Man Utd has not taken any further action for Gordon's recruitment despite having shown interest in the player.
Gordon himself denied the desire to leave Newcastle. He, to The Sun, stated emphatically that he was happy at the club. However, Newcastle would not mind if there was a buyer who offered the price as expected from the club.
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