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Anthony Gordon's long-held imagination of playing for Barcelona became a world connected Friday (May 29, 2026), with the England winger adjacent showing disconnected a astonishment skill, answering questions successful Spanish, arsenic helium was unveiled by the LaLiga club.
Barcelona person signed Gordon from Newcastle United connected a five-year contract, the Spanish champions said connected Friday.
Financial details were not disclosed but British media reported that Barca offered an archetypal 80 cardinal euros ($93.14 million) positive add-ons for the 25-year-old.
"I was excited to play for Barca (since) I was 3 years of age," Anthony said, fielding parts of the media league successful fluent Spanish to the astonishment of journalists.
"I wanted to talk Spanish because, arsenic a kid, I believed I would play shot for Barca, judge it oregon not. I person a physio successful Newcastle, and we spoke each day, and I told him 'One day I'll play for Barca, truthful I privation to larn Spanish.'"
Gordon netted 17 goals for Newcastle successful each competitions this season, including 10 successful 12 Champions League games.
"He comes to the nine aft being apical scorer with Newcastle United past play and the subordinate who took connected astir dribbles," Barcelona said successful a statement.
"Gordon impressed successful his 3 appearances against Barca past play successful the Champions League."
Newcastle struggles
However, Newcastle struggled to marque a people successful the Premier League, wherever they finished 12th and failed to suffice for European competition.
Earlier this month, Newcastle brag Eddie Howe admitted Gordon whitethorn person played his last crippled for the nine erstwhile the winger was linked with Bayern Munich, saying determination were "discussions that perchance mightiness beryllium happening".
However, it was Barcelona who swooped to motion Gordon, who is portion of England's World Cup squad.
"To play with Lamine (Yamal) and the remainder of the players is precise breathtaking for me," Gordon said. "The much players with prime you person astir you, the amended you're going to be. These players are astatine the precise apical level for a reason, they're the champion players successful the world.
"They person truthful overmuch quality, and I'd seen this erstwhile we played them astatine St James's Park. We could not power the ball."
Newcastle drew with Barcelona 1-1 successful the Champions League circular of 16 archetypal limb astatine location this season, earlier losing 8-3 to the Spaniards connected aggregate.
Teaming up with Rashford
Signed from Everton successful January 2023 for 45 cardinal pounds ($60.37 million), Gordon made 152 appearances for Newcastle, finishing with 39 goals and 28 assists and helping usher them to League Cup occurrence past twelvemonth to extremity a 70-year trophy drought.
Gordon's England teammate Marcus Rashford joined Barca connected a season-long indebtedness from Manchester United and helped the Catalan nine clasp their LaLiga title.
Rashford provided 14 goals and 14 assists successful all competitions for Barcelona, who person not yet made his determination permanent. The Athletic reported that Barca clasp a €30 cardinal enactment to motion Rashford but it runs retired connected June 15.
Gordon joins a database of England internationals plying their commercialized abroad, including Bayern Munich's Harry Kane, Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham and Al-Ahli guardant Ivan Toney.
