Barcelona news: Former Newcastle United star Anthony Gordon makes interesting Eddie Howe claim

Barcelona winger Anthony Gordon has claimed that Eddie Howe was amazed by his wide quality erstwhile signing him for Newcastle United.

During the summertime transportation window, the England planetary made the £70m transportation to Camp Nou.

Gordon is already impressing astatine the Catalan giants, contributing 5 assists from his archetypal 4 starts and 2 substitute outings for the club.

Hansi Flick is known to person signed the 25-year-old implicit activating an enactment to support Marcus Rashford owed to Gordon being amended equipped to property the opposition.

Nevertheless, speaking successful an interrogation with El Pais, Gordon has suggested that Howe was near impressed with much than conscionable his vigor levels having signed him from Everton.

Gordon makes Howe assertion aft Newcastle stint

He said: "The happening with my benignant is that, due to the fact that I press, radical absorption heavy connected that.

"I deliberation my existent prime surprises a batch of radical erstwhile they spot maine up close. That happened astatine Newcastle. Eddie Howe signed maine from Everton to tally and press. And then, erstwhile I got there, it was like: “Oh, you’re really a bully player.”

"I consciousness similar my footballing quality is my astir underrated attribute. and I deliberation that’s wherefore I tin play for Barcelona. Because if you aren’t intelligent successful this team, you’re lost.

"You person to marque bully decisions each the time, oregon you’ll travel disconnected looking atrocious and I deliberation that’s wherefore I tin play for Barcelona.

"Because if you aren’t intelligent successful this team, you’re lost. You person to marque bully decisions each the time, oregon you’ll travel disconnected looking bad."

Gordon proving to beryllium Barcelona asset

As a effect of enduring an indifferent 2025-26, determination was a cognition that Gordon was fortunate to gain specified a high-profile determination to Barcelona.

Nevertheless, already reaching 5 assists successful La Liga, erstwhile including an unused substitute relation successful the past match, emphasises however good Gordon has adapted nether Flick.

Naturally, the Barcelona brag volition privation Gordon to adhd goals to his record, but the qualities and versatility of the erstwhile Magpies antheral complement the remainder of the squad and however Flick wants to usage different attacking players.