Gordon set for Barcelona medical ahead of big-money move from Newcastle

[p][i][b]Sky ‌Sports [/b][/i]television showed footage of ‌the 25-year-old player boarding a private jet and said an ‌announcement could come on Friday ⁠or ‌at the weekend.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gordon-anthony/EFo95m2P/"]Gordon[/a] has had the ​best season of his career, netting 17 times ​for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle[/a] across all competitions, including 10 goals from 12 ⁠games in ​the Champions League, and is in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a]'s World Cup squad.[/p][image alt="Gordon's stats in the Premier League season" id="81aad68e-b2d7-44fb-8b08-4579acbe7c75" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform (photo by Action Images via Reuters / Lee Smith)" guid="065183e3-05b3-4120-8ec1-edf9d06848c5" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Gordon still has four years on ‌his contract, according to media reports, after joining in January 2023 and signing a long-term extension in October 2024.[/p][p]But Newcastle have failed to qualify for European competition next season, finishing 12th in ‌the Premier League.[/p][embed guid="a9d1a594-2ff3-4036-a3e1-6c3fdb316956" url="https://x.com/SkySports_Keith/status/2059955169014456768" social-type="twitter" /][p]Newcastle manager Eddie ​Howe recognised this month that ‌Gordon might have played his final game for the club after Bayern Munich expressed an interest, before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] ⁠then swooped ⁠in.[/p]