Newcastle United forward Anthony Gordon has hit back at claims that he wanted away from St. James’ Park in the summer, reiterating that he just wants to ‘play football’ at the club he loves, Soccernet.football reports.
The 2024 summer transfer window saw Gordon become the subject of intense transfer speculations, with several reports claiming the Magpies had agreed a deal worth around £75 million with Liverpool for the 23-year-old.
After enduring a summer of unrelenting speculations about his future, with reports claiming that he was eager to make a switch to Merseyside, Gordon has now come out to address all the talk about his future.
“I’d heard so much talk this year about my future, where I’m going, where I want to go without anyone actually asking me,” the winger told Sky Sports.
“Just leave me to play football, I just want to be happy, play football. I love it here [at Newcastle], I’ve said it plenty of times.
“I think with the speculation, people assume it is all correct when you’ve never heard from me once that I am unhappy at this place. I love everyone here. I love playing football here. That was all that was.”
Gordon, who did not mince words when emphasizing his commitment to representing Newcastle, believes that all the noise surrounding his future may have played a part in his inconsistent form this season.
“It took me away from enjoying my football this year, and I think that is sort of where the inconsistencies comes from, because I’ve got caught in that a little bit,” he admitted.
“But I just want to play football, especially for Newcastle. I’m only 23. All I’ve heard is ‘When he is leaving?’ Who said I was ever going to leave?
“I’m very, very happy here, I love this place, I love playing football here and I think probably Bruno [Guimaraes] and Alex [Isak] think the same thing.
“But we’re all young, we’re all human beings, so if people are talking about that, it sort of questions our character. It’s hard.”