Arsenal made surprise late transfer enquiry for Premier League star this summer

Arsenal reportedly made a late summer transfer window enquiry over a possible deal for Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon, who was also linked with Liverpool a couple of months earlier.

Gordon has improved a great deal under Eddie Howe’s guidance at St James’ Park, and it’s well documented that he had already been highly regarded during his days as a youngster at Everton, when he’d attracted interest from Chelsea.

Liverpool were the main name linked with the England international this summer, but it seems Arsenal also tried their luck with a late approach, though it seemingly never got anywhere particularly concrete or advanced…

Gordon transfer: Arsenal would do well to sign the Newcastle winger

Gordon could surely be a good fit for a club like Arsenal, who were known to be in the market for a top winger this summer, if the opportunity came along.

The Gunners were seemingly interested in Nico Williams, though he was deemed unaffordable, which meant that their only signing in the end was a loan move for Raheem Sterling.

It seems unlikely that Sterling will be a particularly long-term option for Mikel Arteta’s side, so it will be interesting to see if this leads them to look at someone like Gordon again.

One imagines Liverpool might also have a good reason to keep on pursuing the 23-year-old as well, with some doubts over Mohamed Salah’s future, as he’s now in the final year of his contract at Anfield, and recently spoke publicly about this being his last season with the club.

There’s a long time for things to change, of course, so Liverpool fans will hope they might still have a chance of keeping Salah, but if the Egypt international does move on, Gordon could be just the kind of young player who’d make an ideal long-term replacement.

It might be difficult for a former Evertonian to go to LFC, though, which might perhaps give Arsenal an edge in this potential transfer battle.