Anthony Gordon latest as rumours spark for former Everton man to be heading to Anfield

A look at the Gordon situation…

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00:00So well, starting with Liverpool, now obviously Anthony Gordon is the latest emerging player,

00:07massive story coming out of that, being as he was an Everton player not too long ago as well.

00:14It's quite interesting, so firstly what can you tell us about it and how much progression is in this deal

00:22and how interested are Liverpool as a club to get this player?

00:26Yeah, it's a crazy one really, isn't it? When it came out on Saturday and the news emerged,

00:32it looked like Newcastle had gone to Liverpool and said, well do you want to sign Anthony Gordon?

00:36Because of their PSR troubles and you're assuming that they were struggling to make deals at that point,

00:42obviously the winger who went to Brighton, they'd managed to sell him and Elliot Anderson as well,

00:49they got that over the line, but it would have been interesting if Liverpool had said,

00:53well yeah, let's do the deal. They wouldn't because Newcastle wanted Gerald Kwanzaa in return.

00:59Right, Gerald Kwanzaa highly, he's just had a breakthrough campaign, he was in England's provisional squad for the Euros

01:07and they certainly see him as a regular starter in the future, so that complements him in its own right.

01:13Well, it's an interesting one because I think maybe if Anthony Gordon plays on the right wing,

01:19they might have looked at it, Liverpool, a bit more serious.

01:24Obviously, they've only got Mo Salah who can play in the position, but on the left,

01:28there are quite a few options at Liverpool. You've got Lewis Diaz, who's the regular,

01:32Dogo Jos can play there, Cody Gatball's been impressive there for Holland,

01:38even though he's operated as mainly a striker at Liverpool, and Darwin Nunes is also capable of playing there.

01:45Liverpool have got the option on the left, but on the right, not as much so.

01:49It would have been interesting, but will Liverpool look to revive this in the future is the one.

01:56Anthony Gordon, he came through the academy at Everton, but he was at Liverpool as a youngster before he was released

02:02and he grew up a Liverpool fan, so maybe he would like to move back to Merseyside as well in the future.

02:12I don't think he'd be desperate to be leaving Newcastle because he just had a fantastic season.

02:17Obviously, learning a lot under Eddie Howe, he's a regular.

02:20Let's be frank, if he has another good season, his price tag's only going to increase.

02:26It might depend on what Liverpool do in the transfer market as well.

02:28Say in a year's time, Lewis Diaz was to move on, then Liverpool might be looking at options for the left wing.

02:36I think a lot of people will be keeping abreast of the situation with Anthony Gordon.

02:42People will be keeping an even closer eye on how he performs this season

02:46because you would think if Liverpool have shown interest, Anthony Gordon's that sort of player who fits the profile.

02:52Liverpool usually look at someone who's young enough, not hit his peak yet and can still be developed,

02:58then there might be something in the future still.