{"id":17109,"date":"2026-05-05T08:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/17109\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T08:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:38:09","slug":"just-in-bayern-offer-five-year-contract-to-barcelona-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/17109\/","title":{"rendered":"Just in &#8211; Bayern offer five-year contract to Barcelona target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona\u2019s plans to strengthen their attack could face a serious setback, with new developments suggesting they are already falling behind in the race for Anthony Gordon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fresh updates from <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/2051560805112410456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Florian Plettenberg<\/a> indicate that Bayern Munich have taken a strong step by presenting the player with a long-term contract offer.<\/p>\n<p>The German giants have put forward a five-year deal, making their interest both clear and concrete.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A strong push from Bayern<\/p>\n<p>As per the journalist, while several top clubs have been monitoring Gordon, Bayern now appear to be leading the race by moving to secure an agreement with the player\u2019s camp.<\/p>\n<p>At this stage, the main obstacle is not convincing Gordon himself, but reaching an agreement with Newcastle United.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is because the Premier League side are under no pressure to sell, especially given that the winger is under contract until 2030.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That strong position allows them to demand a significant fee, which is where the situation becomes complicated for Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Meeting with his agent<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fc-barcelona-v-newcastle-united-fc-uefa-champions-league-2025-26-round-of-16-second-leg-39-1024x684..jpeg\" alt=\"Anthony Gordon, Newcastle United player\" class=\"wp-image-198763\"  \/>Bayern have taken the first step to sign Anthony Gordon. (Photo by Eric Alonso\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Despite Bayern\u2019s progress, Barcelona have not been passive. Sporting director Deco has already <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-keeping-track-of-e85-million-rated-premier-league-winger-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">held talks with Gordon\u2019s representatives<\/a> in recent hours, showing clear intent from the Catalan side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The player is highly appreciated within the club, and his profile fits the type of attacking reinforcement they are looking for.<\/p>\n<p>However, the financial reality remains a major hurdle, as offers closer to \u20ac80 million have already been mentioned for his signature.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That figure places him in a difficult range for Barcelona, who are still operating under strict financial limits.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern, on the other hand, seem better positioned to meet those demands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Their interest in Gordon is not new, and their early approach has given them a clear advantage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, there is still a window of opportunity as the German giants are also in talks with several other candidates. This means if they fail to land him, Barcelona will have a clear way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona\u2019s plans to strengthen their attack could face a serious setback, with new developments suggesting they are already&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[9573,92,222,266,223],"class_list":{"0":"post-17109","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-barcelona","8":"tag-anthony-gordon","9":"tag-barcelona","10":"tag-barcelona-news","11":"tag-bayern-munich","12":"tag-fc-barcelona"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}