Barcelona completed the signing of Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United on Friday in a deal worth over 80 million euros ($93 million).
Gordon will sign for “the next five seasons, until June 30, 2031,” Barcelona announced in a terse statement.
The 25-year-old left winger scored 17 goals for Newcastle this season, including 10 in the Champions League, and was the club’s leading scorer.
Gordon, a member of England’s World Cup squad, strengthens Barcelona’s assault, which will lose Polish veteran striker Robert Lewandowski at the end of his contract and probably Marcus Rashford following his loan term from Manchester United.
La Liga champions Barcelona are still hoping to strengthen in the coming weeks, with Atletico Madrid attacker Julian Alvarez linked with a move to Catalonia, while the club has not ruled out a new deal to keep Rashford.
After three years of restricted spending and the reopening of their partially refurbished Camp Nou stadium, Barcelona now has more fiscal breathing room under La Liga’s strict financial fair play rules than before.
Lewandowski’s departure and the end of Rashford’s loan offer Barcelona room to spend, and other players such as Roony Bardghji, Ansu Fati, and Marc-André ter Stegen may also depart.
Gordon’s transfer is Newcastle’s second-largest sale in their history after Liverpool paid £125m ($168m) for Alexander Isak last summer.
The Premier League side may move for Real Betis winger Ez Abde as a replacement, according to reports.
Gordon joined Newcastle from Everton for £45m in 2023, with the Merseyside club set to receive 15 percent of profits from the winger’s departure from St. James’s Park.
