Anthony Gordon has responded to persistent rumours linking him with a transfer away from Newcastle United.
Earlier in the summertime, Gordon was broadly tipped to be a part of a PSR-boosting commerce with Liverpool on the finish of June, which might have seen Joe Gomez make his solution to Tyneside
The switch finally fell by way of as Newcastle resorted to promoting each Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh to Nottingham Forest and Brighton respectively, permitting the England worldwide to remain and signal a brand new long-term contract in October.
Talking to Sky Sports activities’ Keith Downie this week, Gordon has issued an empathic response to experiences linking him with a transfer, insisting he’s all the time been comfortable at Newcastle.
Gordon mentioned: “Simply depart me to play soccer. I’m very comfortable and I like it right here! I feel with the hypothesis, folks assume it’s right, whenever you’ve by no means heard from me as soon as that I’m sad at this place. I like everybody right here, I like enjoying soccer right here!”
Hardly the phrases of a person whose had his ‘head turned’ by curiosity from Liverpool and feedback that will clarify his celebration after scoring in opposition to the Reds final week.
Although Gordon has but to his heights from final season to date within the 24/25 marketing campaign, he additionally instructed Sky Sports activities the fixed hypothesis has had a unfavorable influence on his present kind.
“It’s took me away from having fun with my soccer this yr. And I feel that’s the place the inconsistency has come from, as a result of I’ve bought caught in that a bit bit.”
Howe himself has speculated that the hangover from the summer season months, on high of the rampant switch information, has had a unfavorable influence on the type of Gordon and different high stars like Alexander Isak and Bruno Guimaraes.
Gordon agreed, saying “I completely agree, as a result of we’re solely human. I like enjoying soccer right here. I feel each Alex and Bruno assume the identical factor!”
“We’re all younger, we’re all human beings. So if persons are speaking about that, it questions our character: it’s arduous.”