TRANSFER EXCLUSIVE: LIVERPOOL NAMED FRONTRUNNERS FOR £95M NEWCASTLE WINGER ANTHONY GORDON
Liverpool emerge as favorites for £95m Anthony Gordon: Read about the Newcastle star's potential return to Merseyside today.
Newcastle United will likely ask for around £95 million if any other team tries to buy one of their wingers.
Even though Arsenal and Manchester City are doing better than Liverpool in the Premier League title race right now, Liverpool might beat their rivals in the transfer market.
The January transfer window is closed, but rumours about summer transfers are already circulating. Liverpool is expected to buy new players at the end of the season because they haven't performed as well as they wanted to.
The latest player rumoured to be moving to Liverpool is Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon. According to a report from CaughtOffside, Liverpool is the favourite to sign the 24-year-old.
Arsenal and Manchester City are also said to be interested and are described as teams to watch. Still, there's a strong indication that Liverpool is the team to beat.
The report says that Gordon's ties to Merseyside would make him want to move to Liverpool, but Newcastle United won't make it easy. They might want as much as £95 million to agree to sell him.
A move to Liverpool would be controversial for Gordon, who joined Newcastle United from Everton for £45 million in January 2023. He came through Everton's academy and played 78 games for them. Because of his history with Everton, moving to Liverpool would be a surprising choice.
Arsenal and their manager, Mikel Arteta, know Gordon well. He has played against Arsenal ten times and even scored a questionable goal in a 1-0 win in November 2023.
Arteta criticised VAR for ruling in Newcastle United's favour on three VAR checks leading up to the goal, calling the decision embarrassing and a disgrace. The FA later charged Arteta for those comments, but Arsenal supported him for defending the club.
Arsenal said that the refereeing was unacceptable and that players, coaches, and fans deserve better.
ASTON VILLA FAVOURITES TO SIGN JAMES TRAFFORD AS MAN CITY EXIT LOOMS
James Trafford transfer latest: Discover why Aston Villa lead the £30m race for the Man City keeper ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Aston Villa have jumped into the race for James Trafford, with Leeds United and Newcastle United also circling. According to Football Insider, quite a few clubs want Trafford this summer. Since joining Manchester City, things haven’t exactly gone his way. Trafford ended up stuck behind Gianluigi Donnarumma, and now Villa are the latest team looking to snap him up, joining Leeds and Newcastle, who’ve shown interest for a while.
Last summer, Newcastle really pushed to sign Trafford from Burnley. But in the end, he chose to head back to Manchester City. The city paid £27 million to bring him back, hoping he’d be their new No. 1. Then, out of nowhere, Donnarumma became available late in the window. City grabbed the Italian, and Trafford got bumped to the bench. For a guy who wanted to break into the England squad, sitting out games has been tough, and it puts his international hopes in doubt this summer.
Trafford’s ready to move on now. There were already rumours about him leaving in January, but City weren’t interested in letting him go back then. Instead, they allowed Stefan Ortega to join Nottingham Forest. With regular playing time now a priority, Trafford’s looking at his options, and several clubs are lining up to make a move.
Newcastle are still keen; they’re probably thinking about bringing Trafford in and letting go of Aaron Ramsdale, who’s only there on loan. Leeds also wants to strengthen their squad, assuming it stays in the Premier League. But both face some real competition from Aston Villa.
Villa might actually have the edge here. Unlike Leeds and Newcastle, who both have solid goalkeepers already, Villa’s situation is up in the air. Emiliano Martinez could leave this summer, and if that happens, the No. 1 spot would be wide open for Trafford. Plus, Villa are set for European football next season. If they need a new first-choice keeper, Trafford fits the bill. If Villa really go after him, you have to think they’re the favourites to get the deal done.
MANCHESTER CITY EMERGE AS FAVOURITES TO SIGN £100M STAR ELLIOT ANDERSON
Manchester City lead the race for £100m Elliot Anderson. Discover why Newcastle are out and how the Forest star fits Pep's plans.
Journalist Pete O’Rourke says Manchester City are leading the race to sign Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson. Newcastle? They’re not really in the running. Eddie Howe has made it clear he’d love to bring Anderson back, and honestly, he didn’t want to let him go in the first place when Forest bought him in 2024.
Since then, Anderson’s gone up a level. He’s become one of Forest’s standout players and, really, one of the best central midfielders in the league right now. No surprise he’s attracting attention; there’s a long list of clubs that want him this summer. Manchester City look like the favourites if Anderson decides to move on.
Newcastle’s chances? Pretty slim. Without Champions League football, and with financial rules like PSR and FFP in play, they just can’t match the kind of money Forest will want, likely around £100 million. It seems out of reach for them.
Anderson’s numbers back up the hype. He’s been solid all season for Forest, playing 32 games across all competitions, notching a goal and a couple of assists. Those stats don’t even tell the full story. He’s been a key presence in midfield, breaking up play, picking passes, and just generally making things happen. He doesn’t shy away from a tackle and isn’t afraid to take a shot from a distance, either.
His contract runs until 2029, so Forest aren’t under pressure to sell, and nobody’s getting him for cheap. But if City want him, they have the resources to make it happen.
Would he fit in at City? Absolutely. He’s got Premier League experience, plenty of energy, and the kind of vision Pep Guardiola loves in his midfielders. At 23, he’s still got his best years ahead of him. If City pull this off, they’re getting a player who could make an immediate impact and just keep getting better. For them, Anderson really does look like the perfect signing this summer.