FC Bayern are apparently pressing ahead with their squad planning for the coming season, with one name in particular currently taking center stage: Anthony Gordon. The England international from Newcastle United is regarded as Max Eberl’s absolute dream player – and the Bayern sporting director appears to be prepared to throw everything into the transfer
It is no longer a secret that FC Bayern are looking closely at Anthony Gordon. The 25-year-old is regarded internally as the ideal solution for the left flank and fits perfectly into Vincent Kompany’s requirements profile
The Bayern coach is said to have already agreed to a transfer and Max Eberl in particular is now apparently pushing ahead with the transfer
According to recent reports in the English media, concrete talks are already underway between Newcastle United and FC Bayern. However, Eberl not only has to conduct negotiations with the Premier League club, but also apparently has to do some convincing internally
According to reports, there are critical voices on the supervisory board in particular, with Uli Hoeneß, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and co. reportedly extremely skeptical of the rumored transfer fee of 80 to 90 million euros
Nevertheless, Gordon remains one of Munich’s hottest transfer targets, according to BILD. „The supervisory board meeting is on Monday, when Max Eberl wants to present the new squad plans for the new season. From what I’ve heard, the plan at the moment is to go all-in on Anthony Gordon,“ explains BILD head of soccer Christian Falk in the Bayern Insider podcast
Bayern face tough competition
However, the transfer will by no means be easy. According to Falk, Gordon’s advisors are currently on a veritable European tour. In addition to talks in Munich, there have reportedly also been contacts with FC Barcelona and Chelsea FC. Furthermore, several top English clubs, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United, are monitoring the attacking player’s situation
This is precisely why FC Bayern will have to be particularly creative in the summer, emphasizes BILD reporter Julian Agardi, as Munich face the challenge of asserting themselves against financially strong competition from England – and at the same time keeping within their own financial pain threshold
Max Eberl is now expected to present exactly what this model should look like at the upcoming supervisory board meeting
Eberl apparently relies on England transfers again
Eberl’s most recent transfer record is particularly interesting: with Michael Olise and Luis Díaz, the Bayern sporting director recently landed two direct hits on the English market
Both attacking players made an immediate impact for the record champions and quickly developed into important pillars of the team
Particularly exciting: according to Hoeneß, the transfer of Michael Olise in the summer of 2024 was primarily down to Eberl. The 52-year-old is said to have almost single-handedly pulled off the deal at the time – although there were also sceptical voices internally
It is precisely this experience that could now help Eberl in the poker game for Anthony Gordon
In any case, it seems clear that after the Champions League defeat to PSG, Bayern are looking to strengthen their offense – and Anthony Gordon is increasingly becoming an absolute priority at Säbener Straße.