{"id":5851,"date":"2026-05-08T10:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5851"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:58:22","slug":"eddie-howe-on-anthony-gordon-transfer-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=5851","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Howe on Anthony Gordon transfer talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has not done much to play down talk of Anthony Gordon sealing a transfer away from the club this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST &#038; BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <span role=\"presentation\"><u>APPLE<\/u><\/span> &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>GOOGLE PLAY<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gordon\u2019s future looks to be in major doubt at the moment, with various recent reports suggesting he\u2019s looking for a move away from St James\u2019 Park and attracting interest from a host of top clubs.<\/p>\n<p>See below for a rundown of recent Gordon transfer stories as he\u2019s eyed by Premier League rivals and big clubs from abroad\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>16th April<\/strong> \u2013 The Telegraph report that Gordon wants to leave Newcastle, with Liverpool and Arsenal interested<\/li>\n<li><strong>17th April<\/strong> \u2013 Bayern\u2019s concrete interest in Gordon is confirmed in Christian Falk\u2019s exclusive CF Bayern Insider column<\/li>\n<li><strong>21st April<\/strong> \u2013 Chelsea are also mentioned as being interested in the England international in a report from TEAMtalk<\/li>\n<li><strong>1st May<\/strong> \u2013 Gordon described as having \u201cserious chances\u201d of leaving St James\u2019 Park in a YouTube video post from Fabrizio Romano<\/li>\n<li><strong>8th May<\/strong> \u2013 Talks between Gordon\u2019s reps and Liverpool, Arsenal, and Bayern confirmed in another Falk column for CF Bayern Insider<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Eddie Howe responds to Anthony Gordon transfer speculation<\/h2>\n<p>When asked about the Gordon situation in his press conference today, Howe did his best to dodge the question, saying it was hard to predict what could happen, and that transfers aren\u2019t really his area of expertise anyway\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">?? &#8221;The summer transfer window is difficult to predict.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Eddie Howe on Bayern Munich opening talks with Newcastle over a potential summer move for Anthony Gordon. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/59BxEFI0BC\">pic.twitter.com\/59BxEFI0BC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsNews\/status\/2052687539337662901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cIt is difficult for me to comment too much on individual players and timescales, as that is going into an area that isn\u2019t really my forte. I will leave that to other people,\u201d Howe said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a <\/i><\/b><b><i><span draggable=\"true\">preferred source on Google<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i>  to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-gEvEer kGHzwr\" style=\"clear:left;\">\n<div class=\"sc-aXZVg iLuLZl\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cAll I am doing is try and finish the season in a strong way and make sure players are committed to the here and now. There is no point looking to the future.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><strong>Anthony Gordon at Newcastle<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><strong>Games<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">2022\/23<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">16<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">2023\/24<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">48<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">2024\/25<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">42<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">2025\/26<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">46<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div 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