Newcastle consider January move for Gordon

Newcastle United might reportedly make a transfer for Everton teen Anthony Gordon in January, having been closely linked with the ahead in latest months.

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In accordance with the Chronicle, the Magpies might properly ‘take into account’ making one other swoop for the 21-year-old within the winter window, following stories over the summer time that instructed the North East facet have been interested within the Englishman.

Though Toffees boss Frank Lampard has insisted that the extremely rated prospect “by no means obtained shut” to leaving Goodison Park, there have been undoubtedly numerous golf equipment enthusiastic about his providers, with Manchester United believed to have made a late enquiry relating to his availability.

Fellow Premier League facet Chelsea additionally appeared intent on touchdown the Liverpool-born menace, with the Blues mentioned to have been ready to pay as a lot as £60m for his signature.

Harrison various

Though that will seem a sizeable price for a participant who has made simply 55 top-flight appearances in his profession to date, on latest proof such a price ticket is considerably justified, with Gordon having sparkled within the early weeks of the brand new season.

The £10k-per-week hotshot has already chipped in with two objectives within the opening six league video games of the marketing campaign to date, having beforehand confirmed an actual shining gentle in an in any other case dour season final day trip for the Merseyside outfit.

Tipped to blossom right into a “superstar” by talkSPORT pundit Danny Murphy, the England U21 worldwide might properly symbolize an actual long-term funding for these at St James’ Park, with such a youthful asset the kind of participant whom supervisor Eddie Howe might construct his facet round.

Ought to Newcastle transfer for Gordon in January?

Any doubts over his lack of expertise also needs to be quashed by his likeness to a different reported Newcastle goal, Jack Harrison, with the pair believed to share numerous stylistic and statistical similarities, as per FBref.

The Magpies have been believed to have had numerous bids rejected for the Leeds United man within the latest window, with the Elland Highway outfit adamant that he wouldn’t be bought for something lower than £40m.

Dealing with the prospect of getting to fork out such a hefty price on the 25-year-old, it might properly make sense to pay simply barely extra to land the youthful Gordon, with the Everton man presumably set to show higher worth for cash resulting from his age.

As beforehand famous, they’re little question related property resulting from their hard-working method in assault, albeit with the Toffees gem popping out on prime with reference to tackles and pressures made per 90, rating within the top 3% and the highest 7% for these two metrics, respectively, whereas Harrison ranks in simply the highest 16% for tackles and the highest 19% for pressures – compared to these of their place throughout Europe’s prime 5 leagues during the last 12 months.

Howe would little question love the possibility to work with such a relentless, all-action asset like Gordon who seems to have an extremely excessive ceiling, with it seemingly well worth the gamble to splash the money within the close to future – be it in January or subsequent summer time.