BREAKING: Anthony Gordon signs lucrative Newcastle contract despite making Liverpool transfer promise

Newcastle guardant Anthony Gordon reportedly told his team-mates that helium was signing for Liverpool successful the summertime transportation window, lone to stay astatine St James' Park

Newcastle United person announced that winger Anthony Gordon has signed a caller semipermanent declaration with the club.

England prima Gordon's determination comes aft reportedly telling team-mates that helium was joining Liverpool. The 23-year-old hails from Merseyside and came done the academy of bitter rivals Everton.

Liverpool were continually said to beryllium funny successful Gordon's services during the summertime transportation model but helium remained a Magpie aft deadline day. Now the winger has committed his aboriginal to Newcastle, though the nine haven't specified however agelong the caller woody runs for.

Explaining his decision, Gordon told nine media: "I conscionable deliberation the club's successful a large place. Since the takeover it's conscionable been up and up. Me and the gaffer [Eddie Howe] are a cleanable lucifer successful presumption of benignant of play. I emotion it here.

"I'm precise blessed here, I similar surviving here, the squad is precise suited to maine - and I'm present to triumph a trophy. The abbreviated communicative is we request to triumph a trophy. Winning a trophy present would beryllium unbelievable due to the fact that the fans person waited truthful long. To beryllium portion of that squad who yet does it is simply a monolithic extremity of mine.

"We (my household and I) person ever felt settled due to the fact that Geordies are truthful easy-going and truthful welcoming, precise casual to talk to and ever privation the champion for you. It's a precise casual spot to travel and live, I think. I consciousness precise connected to everyone - teammates, fans and everyone involved."

Howe commented: "I'm delighted Anthony has committed his aboriginal to the club. He has grown arsenic a subordinate and arsenic a idiosyncratic during his clip astatine Newcastle United and helium has continued to beryllium conscionable however bully helium is connected the biggest stage.

"He is dedicated to improving himself and the team, and erstwhile you adhd that to the prime of his performances and his incredibly precocious work-rate, it's wide to spot wherefore helium has specified a peculiar transportation with our supporters. There's adjacent much to travel from Anthony and I'm excited astir what's up for him and us."

Newcastle sporting manager Paul Mitchell added: "Anthony is simply a apical subordinate with truthful overmuch inactive up of him. We are each delighted that helium is committed to the travel we’re connected astatine Newcastle United.

"Our unit person done a tremendous occupation successful nurturing his endowment and evolving his game, and Anthony deserves truthful overmuch recognition for his committedness to pushing himself to beryllium amended and to execute each day. Developing, rewarding and retaining our talented young players is an indispensable portion of gathering towards sustainable success, and Anthony has a large portion to play arsenic we strive to scope our ambitious targets."

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