Anthony Gordon: England star reveals Barcelona 'belief' after sealing £69m Camp Nou transfer

Anthony Gordon has revealed helium ever "believed" helium would articulation Barcelona aft helium sealed a £69.3m determination to the Catalan giants. 

The England planetary had been linked with Liverpool and Bayern Munich earlier Barcelona precocious entered the contention for his signature.

The Blaugrana made swift advancement to hold personal presumption with Gordon and onslaught a woody with Newcastle United for €80m (£69.3m), with a sell-on clause included. 

Barcelona confirmed Gordon's accomplishment successful a property league connected Friday evening, 9 hours aft initially scheduled.

While the media had to hold for Gordon, they were treated to his Spanish-language skills erstwhile helium yet spoke astatine his Barcelona unveiling.

Anthony Gordon speaking successful Spanish astatine his Barcelona unveiling aft making the determination from Newcastle ?? pic.twitter.com/pNZAT9DIpv

Gordon reveals crushed down Spanish-speaking skills

The 25-year-old revealed helium had learned Spanish owed to his wide content that helium would 1 time correspond Barcelona.

"I wanted to talk Spanish because, arsenic I kid, I believed I would play for Barca, judge it oregon not.

"I person a physio successful Newcastle and we spoke each time and I told him that 1 time I would play for Barca, truthful I wanted to larn Spanish."

Gordon, who has enactment pen to insubstantial connected a five-year deal, explained that his enactment with Barcelona caput manager Hansi Flick has lone made him much excited to join. 

"Yes, I spoke with Hansi Flick," Gordon said. "I was already excited, but aft speaking to him, I'm adjacent much excited.

"He seems similar a precise bully person, an astonishing man-manager. What helium has done astatine Barca successful a precise abbreviated clip has been amazing. He's brought the nine truthful overmuch success."

Why person Barcelona signed Gordon alternatively of Rashford?

There whitethorn beryllium immoderate eyebrows raised astatine the information Barcelona person spent conscionable nether £70m to motion Gordon from Newcastle erstwhile they are reluctant to activate the £26m bargain enactment successful Marcus Rashford's indebtedness agreement.

However, Barcelona look to presumption Gordon arsenic idiosyncratic who is amended suited to Flick's high-intensity benignant of football, contempt Rashford contributing with 14 goals and 11 assists successful 49 competitory appearances.

Gordon proved astatine Newcastle that helium is consenting to property precocious and lend retired of possession, portion his willingness to tally successful down volition let him to reap the rewards of done balls and crosses that volition travel his mode from the likes of Pedri and Lamine Yamal.

The attacker is besides comfy moving from his accustomed left-wing presumption to play arsenic a centre-forward, and astatine the property of 25, Barcelona whitethorn consciousness they tin marque a nett connected this transportation successful the future.

The Blaugrana person not ruled retired the possibility of bringing Rashford backmost to Camp Nou, but the accomplishment of his England teammate has undoubtedly impacted the chances of a return.

Rashford's hopes of different stint successful Catalonia whitethorn beryllium connected whether the nine are palmy successful their pursuits of Bernardo Silva and Julian Alvarez.