Newcastle prepares 50M to replace Gordon

Las Urracas have their eyes on a jewel from the Bundesliga to replace the English winger who signed with Barcelona.

Javier Parra Peña | 24 Jun 2026 | 23.30
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Newcastle prepares €50M to replace Gordon
Newcastle prepares €50M to replace Gordon

Newcastle United has decided to go all-in for the signing of Said El Mala in this summer transfer window and is preparing an initial formal offer of 50 million euros to make him the immediate replacement for Anthony Gordon. The magpies' sports management has selected the promising winger from the German Köln as the top priority to inherit the offensive responsibility on their left flank after the departure of their star player. The Newcastle transfer market will be quite active.

The offices at St James' Park are in full swing this June of 2026, designing the financial engineering of a proposal that meets the Bundesliga's demands. The English team has the necessary liquidity to undertake this high-profile strategic move after the recent changes in their squad.

The need to enter the transfer market with their checkbook open is due to the significant loss the team has suffered in their attacking line. The executives of the British team aim to finalize the deal as quickly as possible to have the young talent under the guidance of their coaching staff before the start of the preseason.

Said El Mala

Newcastle Goes for the Signing of Said El Mala

The economic viability of this ambitious move by Newcastle United is directly linked to one of the major sales of the summer. The magpies' institution has just received a staggering net amount of 80 million euros after the definitive transfer of Anthony Gordon to FC Barcelona.

With overflowing coffers following the departure of their star winger, the English club's treasury is in an ideal position to meet the financial demands of Köln. The German squad has set El Mala's exit at an unchanged amount of 50 million euros net, a sum that fits perfectly within the budget as per the latest reports from the Daily Mail.

The British technical secretariat had already explored the environment of the young German talent a few months ago, but the player's inner circle and family chose to turn down the initial offer at that time. Nevertheless, the current transfer market circumstances have radically changed, reopening a golden opportunity for the Northern English team.

Brighton's Failure and Eddie Howe's Plan at Newcastle United

The journey to secure the services of the Bundesliga's young promise has been full of complications and intense competition in the Premier League. During the early negotiation phases, El Mala's representatives publicly admitted that the winger's trend pointed to an imminent landing at Brighton & Hove Albion, but the deal with the seagulls collapsed.

After his unsuccessful transfer to Brentford, the German forward has been tangentially linked with giants like Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund, though none of these paths currently pose a serious threat. If his arrival materializes, the German gem would join Eddie Howe's squad alongside compatriots of the caliber of Nick Woltemade and the defender Malick Thiaw.

As a secondary contingency plan, Newcastle United is closely monitoring the young winger Matías Fernández-Pardo, currently with the French side Lille. Despite considering other options, the magpies' board's top priority remains fixed on meeting the millions demanded by Said El Mala, a distinctive player capable of overshadowing the long shadow of their former star.

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