Anthony Gordon has announced that Liverpool released him as a child when he laughed their £ 80 million attempt to buy him back in the summer.
The Newcastle star has gone into force since he moved from Everton to St James' park. It was the one on the blue half of Merseysider who gave him a chance when Liverpool decided to let him go before he saw what he would be.
The whole family of Gordon is red over blue in Liverpool and the Reds had looked the English winger in a mega deal in the summer. Newcastle has had to follow the border financially, often had to sell before they can use their financial power on the transfer market.
They were able to sell other assets, which meant that they could hold Gordon, who scored against Liverpool earlier this season in a 3-3 draw.
He said on his own competition that he did not have a family bond with Everton before the toffees came in when Liverpool let him go. Gordon said: “So I was in Liverpool and they released me when I was 11 and then Everton drew me.”
The winger then joked that his family, who are dedicated Liverpool fans, did not want him in any way because he laughed a remark about their transfer attempts. He joked: “As long as we were lost, they were fine, if I scored they were like 'great, but we want you to lose'. My family is really, really bitter liverpool fans.”
Liverpool has no shortage of attacking talent, but Gordon and his pace would fit in with their style. It is still to be seen whether Mohamed Salah will stay in Anfield after this season, but Newcastle has now tied their wings player.
Gordon put a new contract with Newcastle in October in October and he has now told the Chronicle that he is fully committed to the Magpies matter.
He said: “Because the club (Newcastle) switched so quickly, other fans and other media simply choose the players … If we play well, it is as if 'he has to move from Newcastle', but that is not the reality. We are fifth in the table, we are a top club ourselves.
“The project doesn't really mean much to us, we all want to win now. People keep talking about the project from outside because of how much the club has come, but that doesn't really mean much to us.
“We are now trying to win, we are now trying to win cups, we try to return to the Champions League and if we do that, it is no longer called a project, because it will be what we want it is.”
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