Bayern Munich’s pursuit of Anthony Gordon has moved into a decisively more serious phase, with Sky Sport Germany’s Florian Plettenberg confirming that manager Vincent Kompany has personally approved the deal and that the 25-year-old’s agents have held direct talks with the Bavarian club about personal terms, placing Newcastle United in the uncomfortable position of knowing their prized winger wants to leave while refusing to sell at anything less than £75 million to £86 million.
Plettenberg wrote on X: “Anthony Gordon’s management have been in contact with FC Bayern for months. Vincent Kompany has approved the deal. Contact remains ongoing.”
Gordon has been nursing a hip injury that has kept him out of Newcastle’s last two Premier League games against AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal, but his absence from the pitch has done nothing to reduce the volume of speculation surrounding his future. The 25-year-old was unavailable for both fixtures during a period in which his club has been falling toward a Premier League relegation battle that represents a severe misalignment with his own ambitions.
Fabrizio Romano confirmed the bare facts of the situation plainly: “Anthony Gordon has concrete chances to leave Newcastle this summer. Bayern started contacts to be informed since February, he’s part of three-men shortlist for new winger.”
What Bayern are targeting specifically is a Luis Diaz replacement on the left flank, with Diaz having established himself in their system but Gordon brought up as an alternative option, leading former Anfield star Didi Hamann to question whether the role is right for a player of Gordon’s quality and price tag.
“I think Gordon is one of the best, if not the best, winger England have got. He also plays up top at times. He’s versatile, I think he’s an excellent player. But there’s talk about him coming in as a back-up for Luis Diaz, and I think he’s just too good and too expensive for that,” Hamann told NewBettingOffers.co.uk.
Bayern director Max Eberl has maintained strict public discretion, deflecting questions by saying it would be “disrespectful to talk about players under contract” while simultaneously confirming Bayern will “have a relaxed approach to the market, being smart this summer,” a formulation that does not close the door on Gordon.
Arsenal and Liverpool have both been credited with interest, adding Premier League competition to the German bid, and Newcastle’s valuation of £75 million to £86 million will not come down regardless of which club is bidding. The Magpies need to sell before they can buy, face potential financial fair play pressure, and are acutely aware that Gordon’s value only holds at its current level while he still has multiple years remaining on his contract.
Gordon’s personal inspiration for the Bayern move has been explicitly connected to the Michael Olise experience. The France international joined Bayern from Crystal Palace and delivered an outstanding debut Bundesliga campaign, winning trophies and raising his profile significantly, a trajectory that a winger in Gordon’s position with his ambitions would understandably find compelling.
Whether Newcastle can hold the fee at £80 million-plus in competition against Bayern’s preference for a deal closer to £60 million will determine whether this saga resolves in the summer or extends into a final-year-of-contract situation that benefits nobody involved.