{"id":4231,"date":"2026-05-05T13:42:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4231"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:42:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:42:42","slug":"gordon-receives-5-year-contact-offer-from-bayern-munich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4231","title":{"rendered":"Gordon receives 5-year contact offer from Bayern Munich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bayern Munich are wasting absolutely no time making their intentions clear ahead of the summer transfer window.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>The German giants are looking to steal Arsenal and Liverpool target Anthony Gordon, who is attracting a lot of attention.<\/p>\n<p><b>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST &#038; BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <\/b><b><u><span draggable=\"true\">APPLE<\/span><\/u><\/b><b>  &#038; <\/b><b><u><span draggable=\"true\">GOOGLE PLAY<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Newcastle United attacker has been in the news recently with media speculation constantly linking him with a move away from St. James\u2019 Park.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sky Sports Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg, the German heavyweights have presented Newcastle winger Gordon with a concrete offer.<\/p>\n<p>The Bavarian giants have put a massive five-year contract on the table, signaling a serious statement of intent.<\/p>\n<h2>Bayern Munich make approach for Gordon<\/h2>\n<p>While several top clubs have been circling the 25-year-old, Bayern\u2019s serious approach has seemingly propelled them right to the front of the queue.<\/p>\n<p>It is incredibly easy to see why Bayern are so desperate to secure Gordon\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n<p>The winger has just enjoyed a phenomenal individual campaign, particularly shining on the grandest stage with a staggering 10 goals in 12 Champions League appearances.<\/p>\n<p>This elite European form has fully convinced Bayern manager Vincent Kompany, who has approved the move.<\/p>\n<p>However, Bayern aren\u2019t the only ones impressed with the England international.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udcc8 Despite interest from other top clubs, FC Bayern have now presented Anthony <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gordon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gordon<\/a> and his camp with concrete figures. Gordon could sign a five-year contract at Bayern.<\/p>\n<p>The main issue remains an agreement with Newcastle \u2013 not with the player. Bayern have clear limits.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u0iRXkmsBg\">pic.twitter.com\/u0iRXkmsBg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/2051560805112410456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Both Arsenal and Liverpool have heavily monitored the England international player and could join the race soon to sign the former Everton man.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona have also shown significant interest, with their sporting director, Deco, recently holding talks with Gordon\u2019s representatives.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories \/ <span class=\"topic\">Latest News<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1495\" height=\"900\" 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414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/COS-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-43-2-630x379.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 237px, (min-width:1020px) 190px, (min-width:900px) 280px, (min-width:680px) 30vw, (min-width:414px) 125px, 30vw\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<h2>Newcastle United ready to demand premium fee<\/h2>\n<p>While convincing the player seems to be progressing smoothly for Bayern Munich, the ultimate hurdle remains the agreement with Newcastle United.<\/p>\n<p>The Magpies are under very little pressure to sell, as Gordon is securely locked into a contract that runs until 2030. Consequently, the Premier League outfit is reportedly holding out for a massive fee in the region of \u00a377 million.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon himself hasn\u2019t publicly demanded an exit, but the desire to consistently compete for major silverware and regular Champions League football is a massive draw for the attacker.<\/p>\n<p>If Bayern can find a way to meet Newcastle\u2019s lofty valuation, both Arsenal and Liverpool would lose the race to sign the attacker before even entering the race properly.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern Munich mean business and they are wasting no time to secure the signature of Gordon.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Tottenham turmoil opens door for midfielder with Bayern and Real Madrid waiting in the wings<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bayern Munich are wasting absolutely no time making their intentions clear ahead of the summer&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}