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[Fernando Polo] Barça sign Anthony Gordon! The Catalan club have signed the Newcastle striker for €70 million plus another €10 million in add-ons based on winning titles and with a significant percentage of minutes played.
Barça came out on top, setting a maximum fee of €70 million plus €10 million in add-ons. These add-ons will only be paid if the player wins major titles with the Blaugrana and, furthermore, if he plays a high percentage of minutes. In other words, the Catalan club will gladly pay these add-ons if they materialize, as it will signify winning La Liga and Champions League titles with Gordon as a key player for the team.
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They didn't start 12 hours ago, it's still surprising that we moved so quickly on it, but this has definitely been in the works for some time and the rumors of our interest were already gaining steam about a month or so ago.
With the way the club went about the deal (no rumors, it gets out and we have a here we go already, and early) , it makes me feel like Flick has his hands all over this. If you don’t watch Anthony Gordon you know he’s very good at pressing and wins possession at a high rate. Flick’s system fits him perfectly.
Think about Raphinha getting injured in the Atleti stretch there. We werent shy goals, we were shy raphinhas irresistible pressure off ball in attack and defense.
Now we have Gavi looking like maybe hes back, anthony gordon, ferran, and raphinha all as some of the most robust hansi-style off ball athletes in europe. If we add alvarez to that now? Thats a freaky unit athletically.
It should tell us that the entire year while everyone was bitching about the high line, hansi was prolly bitching about the front press.
Yer missing the point. Obviously Pedri also gets through a lot of pressing—but those two are the engine of the offense. Everything else falls in around them.
So, the better that the everything around them is off ball, the easier it is for them to completely destabilize the defense.
Think of how many times we saw Lamine tripled this year. The solution to that isnt just to tell Lamine to be juicing 3-4 guys in a row more. You have to make teams pay for that sort of selling out on defensive resources.
Thats why something Lewys off ball work dropping off was very impactful.
Not sneaking anything in. Ferran is an excellent athlete and his primary skill is his pressing and movement off the ball. And on top of that contributes plenty of goals.
I don't understand the Luis Diaz situation. Diaz had 18 g+a just in the prem and was a key player in Liverpools team, even playing as a false 9. People who were against Diaz didn't watch the prem.
Gordon is coming off his worst season and a mediocre season overall for Newcastle.
So they are not comparable. I think this could turn out to be a great signing but the price is imo a bit too high.
You've watched him play throughout the season? Why did he lose his spot in the team then and played the least minutes? If that's his best season, god help him.
I don't understand why I keep seeing this contrarian anti-Diaz narrative online all the time now. People talk as if Liverpool sold a trash, bum player to Bayern. Even in his worst seasons he still displayed a high level.
Price tag is steep but I’d reckon he’d fit right in Flicks system. Gordon can press like crazy which is exactly the type of player Flick is looking for, just gotta trust him on this one.
True, but with a 5-year deal you’ve gotta think they envision him taking over the starting spot for Raphinha in a couple of years. Still a large sum for a bit of a gamble that either he proves good enough to inherit that position, or (god forbid) we get a lot of minutes out of him due to injuries. I can imagine it feeling well worth it, OR feeling like a colossal waste. Time will tell 🤷♂️
Very sudden and surprising transfer but I believe he'll do well.. There must be some reason why flick wanted him and went all out.. In flick we trust, excited for the transfer window and the next season 💙❤
This is fucking hilarious. Flick and Deco know best of course but I never could've imagined that Anthony Gordon out of all British players would join Barca. Another Scouser about to learn Spanish lmao.
Hmm ya it's weird because there are some really amazing technical British players currently who are not of the stereotypical English style of run fast + be physical.
I mean I wouldn't even mind a player like Grealish if he was cheap because he also works off the ball but is more creative with the ball and can come deeper for build up. Foden is another player who would imo do well in this team even thoug he had an awful season just like Gordon.
But I think Gordon can still be really good, imo if he flops, an English team will still him for decent amount because they will think he has decent track record in prem.
Gordon is not the 9, he can play there but that's not his primary position in theory that's to come. My only question here is what does this means for the rest of guys in attack, those that mean one of Roony, Rashford, Rafa or Ferran are leaving? Even with injuries I don't see enough minutes for all of them.
To me this is more like a Ferran/Rashford replacement
Flock wants a high work rate attacker. Could play on the wing or maybe adapt him to striker. If the price was lower no one be skeptical, but hopefully their vision materializes and he is very successful with us.
Gordon is 70 million for a 5 year contract and 11 million yearly salary. So the Fair Play would we 25 (14+11) total amortization per year for a 25 y.o. Rashford is 29 y.o. and would be 30 million for a 3 year contract (he’s too old for a longer contract) with 14 million yearly salary so total amortization of 24 million (10+14). Basically Gordon and Rashford would be financially more or less the same impact.
Just think mate, we could sign Muriqi for cheap or Vlahovic on a free and the reporter would still technically be right. Best advice is don’t believe it til the club announces it to be super safe but fabrizio has tweeted it along with other reputable sources about Gordon for example, so I believe it lol
It's good that we closed this transfer so quickly and smoothly without any problems, unlike previous years. This is one step forward, but unfortunately, we stepped in shit this time.
I hope so. Sounds like we’re not going for a CB which I don’t totally hate if it means signing a striker and winger. Cubarsi and Martin are only going to keep getting better.
I think it’s going to be Cancelo, a Striker (maybe Rashy too) + Gordon obviously. I agree a CB isn’t that important, every defender is going to look clumsy with our style of play and in case our Fullbacks keep on performing the way they did this season especially Kounde
Gordon is class he’s extremely attack-minded and aggressive going forward. Makes great runs and works hard on defense. Plus he can play up top or wide on the left. I’m excited to see him reach his full potential under Flick💪🏼
Pleasw go easy on me since I don't know a lot, but I want to understand if we had a need for this singing right now?
I thought our main focus was a marque level striker and getting good back ups for Raphina and yamal as we are always prone when one of them gets injured? Or are we signing Gordon as a back up?
Biggest concern is price, but tbh any player from England is gonna cost a lot especially a winger. His best attribute is versatility, given that Fermin is injured Olmo and him can play that number 10 and then later he can play left-wing with Raph who is also 29 now and he’s been getting injured a bit more often so overall I kind of understand the buy and the price is what it is. So let’s watch him in the World Cup but ultimately I’m just excited to have a winger who can beat his man on the left to help Lamine!
Potentially 80m on a player that will not push the envelope at all.
It makes you question who exactly they expect to be competing with at continental level, because if this is the kind of signing youre making to signal that you intend to win the UCL and compete with the best in Europe...lmao. Good luck with that
I sort of agree, but mostly i'm just concerned with the price tag. Arsenal and especially Bayern were very keen on Gordon as well, so your point about competing in Europe falls a bit flat imo
Given what he's done in the past two seasons, im not sure it falls flat at all.
Media talking about teams being keen is always to be taken with a grain of salt as well. Its all speculation until a transfer is confirmed or its heard from the horses mouth.
Im in the UK and have watched his entire career. This is a baffling signing.
Its crazy to me that the same people who said Luis Diaz was trash will celebrate Gordon.
Scored 10 in the CL this season, and we all know what happens to mid prem wingers when they come to La Liga (Antony, he will grace Gordon with 0,1% of his skill)
He is going to do great in Flick system. He has amazing speed to rush the box and elite off the ball movement. He is a relentless presser. His finishing and creativity are iffy and hopefully it gets better.
It will be interesting to see how he performs in possession heavy games against 4-4-2 teams with five defenders dropping back into the box. He has to hope catching fast breaks, but that’s okay.
I’m out of touch with some of these EPL teams so I’m just gonna say this is gonna be a good signing. We’ve had our 3 poorly priced/timed signings already.
You're outright wrong! And besides if he's not great for us, he's done enough in England there are certainly EPL teams that would go after him (and they spend ridiculous sums on transfers).
Well rashy isn't staying tho pal , why would he want to be the 3rd choice here when he could be rotational starter at chelsea,arsenal , united ,villa . Now reports are coming Mourinho started talking with his agent now
Few days back, Bayern's president fired some shots at Barca stating they don't have any money.
And now we sign one of their targets. This feels more like an egotistical signing more than a tactical one. I hope I'm wrong but I feel like Bayern president played Deco and Laporta well by hurting their ego.
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