Bayern Munich present concrete offer to Anthony Gordon - Report

It's all go in Anthony Gordonland today. Newcastle United's pacey winger is the talk of the Toon.

The Anthony Gordon pendulum keeps swinging, and after it swung from Bayern Munich to Barcelona in the last 24 hours, it has swung back towards the German side again.

It really is starting to feel that Anthony Gordon is going to leave Newcastle United in the summer; it's now just a case of where he goes.

We weren't convinced by the 'hip injury' that kept him out of Bournemouth and Arsenal. The fact that Howe didn't mention the injury in his press conference before the game but did go to great lengths, when discussing Gordon, to say that players who aren't committed won't play, spoke volumes to us. 

The messaging from the club was clear, though; it was a genuine injury, and there was no conspiracy. But then, against Brighton, Gordon was available again, but didn't even come off the bench when we really could have benefited from him being on the pitch. We don't like conspiracies, but this one stinks.

Anthony Gordon could sign a 5-year deal at Bayern Munich

Now Gordon's agents have been spotted meeting Barcelona's representatives over a potential summer move, it all feels like the outcome of an exit is inevitable.

However, it's once again looking like his destination could well be Germany as journalist Florian Plettenberg has claimed on X that Bayern Munich have presented Gorodn's team with 'concrete figures'.

"Despite interest from other top clubs, FC Bayern have now presented Anthony Gordon and his camp with concrete figures. Gordon could sign a five-year contract at Bayern. The main issue remains an agreement with Newcastle - not with the player. Bayern have clear limits. Eberl/Freund are therefore in talks with several candidates."

Newcastle have to stay strong in negotiations

As Plettenberg alluded to, the issue is going to be getting Bayern to match Newcastle's demands. The two clubs are miles apart on valuation, and Bayern don't have a lot of wiggle room to go beyond their valuation.

Newcastle could lower their asking price, but there's a hefty sell-on clause in Gordon's contract that they have to be mindful of, and the club is desperate to set a precedent of being strong in negotiations after insisting that any sales would be on their terms.

If Newcastle were to back down and let Bayern get Gordon for less, that just lets other clubs know that we will cave to their lower offers.

Our question now is whether we'll see Gordon on the pitch in a Newcastle shirt again - we're not so sure.