{"id":370,"date":"2026-05-29T20:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T20:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=370"},"modified":"2026-05-29T20:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T20:02:14","slug":"anthony-gordon-barcelona-unveil-england-forward-after-69m-plus-move-from-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=370","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Gordon: Barcelona unveil England forward after \u00a369m-plus move from Newcastle"},"content":{"rendered":"


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He said: “Very, very excited, though it was kind of hard to wait.<\/p>\n

“I knew it would happen. I have been very calm at the hotel with my family and agents. It’s stuff I don’t understand. All my part was done, I was ready. It was stuff above me – legal things and very small details.”<\/p>\n

Gordon spoke in Spanish during his presentation and said he learned the language because he “believed he would play for Barca as a kid”. <\/p>\n

He spent three and-a-half years with the Magpies after joining from Everton<\/a> in January 2023, making 152 appearances, and was their top scorer this season with 17 goals in all competitions.<\/p>\n

Gordon will fly out with the England squad to the United States on Monday for a training camp before the World Cup, which starts on 11 June.<\/p>\n

He will join compatriot Marcus Rashford at Barca, but the Spanish club are yet to trigger an option to make the 28-year-old forward’s loan move from Manchester United<\/a> permanent for \u00a326m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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