{"id":34891,"date":"2026-05-28T15:57:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/barcelona-are-close-to-signing-england-forward-anthony-gordon-the-associated-press-reports\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:57:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:57:35","slug":"barcelona-are-close-to-signing-england-forward-anthony-gordon-the-associated-press-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/barcelona-are-close-to-signing-england-forward-anthony-gordon-the-associated-press-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona are close to signing England forward Anthony Gordon, the Associated Press reports."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BARCELONA, Spain (AP) \u2014 England forward Anthony Gordon set to arrive in Barcelona <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Barcelona<\/span> A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press that he will undergo a medical exam on Thursday ahead of his expected signing.<\/p>\n<p>in spite of, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">economic troubles<\/span>Barcelona are reportedly willing to pay Newcastle around 70 million euros (approximately $81 million) for the 25-year-old Gordon.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon scored 17 goals for Newcastle last season, including 10 in the Champions League. One of those goals came in the Champions League round of 16 defeat to Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>A formal agreement is expected within the next few days, a person familiar with the deal said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the signature.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon, the left winger, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">won La Liga<\/span> They won the championship for the second year in a row, but after that they are aiming to revamp their attack. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Robert Lewandowski leaves the club<\/span>. Gordon will likely have to compete for playing time with Rafinha in the position opposite teenage star Lamine Yamal.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona sporting director Deco is reportedly looking for a striker in the summer market as well.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon is in it <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">england national team<\/span> For the World Cup. England&#8217;s first match will be against Croatia in Arlington, Texas on June 17th.<\/p>\n<p>England forward Marcus Rashford played for Barcelona on loan from Manchester United last season. Barcelona are considering paying 30 million euros (approximately 3.5 billion yen) for Rashford to stay permanently.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/anthony-gordon-barcelona-newcastle-transfer-england-5047c5c6caf4ace2bc466de2278e5f04\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BARCELONA, Spain (AP) \u2014 England forward Anthony Gordon set to arrive in Barcelona Barcelona A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press that he will undergo a medical exam on Thursday ahead of his expected signing. in spite of, economic troublesBarcelona are reportedly willing to pay Newcastle around 70 million euros (approximately $81<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-34891","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Barcelona are close to signing England forward Anthony Gordon, the Associated Press reports. - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; 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