Arsenal reportedly made a late summer season switch window enquiry over a potential deal for Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon, who was additionally linked with Liverpool a few months earlier.
Gordon has improved an awesome deal underneath Eddie Howe’s steering at St James’ Park, and it’s effectively documented that he had already been extremely regarded throughout his days as a teenager at Everton, when he’d attracted curiosity from Chelsea.
Liverpool had been the principle title linked with the England worldwide this summer season, but it surely appears Arsenal additionally tried their luck with a late method, although it seemingly by no means obtained anyplace notably concrete or superior…
Gordon switch: Arsenal would do effectively to signal the Newcastle winger
Gordon may certainly be a great match for a membership like Arsenal, who had been identified to be out there for a high winger this summer season, if the chance got here alongside.
The Gunners had been seemingly concerned with Nico Williams, although he was deemed unaffordable, which meant that their solely signing in the long run was a mortgage transfer for Raheem Sterling.
It appears unlikely that Sterling might be a very long-term choice for Mikel Arteta’s facet, so will probably be attention-grabbing to see if this leads them to take a look at somebody like Gordon once more.
One imagines Liverpool may also have a great cause to maintain on pursuing the 23-year-old as effectively, with some doubts over Mohamed Salah’s future, as he’s now within the closing yr of his contract at Anfield, and not too long ago spoke publicly about this being his final season with the membership.
There’s a very long time for issues to alter, in fact, so Liverpool followers will hope they may nonetheless have an opportunity of preserving Salah, but when the Egypt worldwide does transfer on, Gordon might be simply the form of younger participant who’d make an excellent long-term alternative.
It is perhaps troublesome for a former Evertonian to go to LFC, although, which could maybe give Arsenal an edge on this potential switch battle.
