Anthony Gordon is ready to affix Barcelona from Newcastle United and he’ll routinely develop into one of many highest-paid gamers inside the squad.
Gordon was anticipated to affix Bayern Munich this summer season, however the La Liga champions have acted decisively to get their man.
Barcelona pays £69million for the ahead, making him one of many costliest English footballers ever, whose goalscoring report within the Champions League this season has considerably raised his profile.
Gordon is anticipated to earn a weekly wage of €346,000 (£300,000), which is double what he was paid by Newcastle.
As per Capology, Frenkie de Jong is the highest-paid participant in Barcelona’s squad. De Jong takes house €365,385 per week, a tidy sum for a tidy midfielder.
Elsewhere, 4 extra gamers are paid greater than Gordon; Raphinha, Lamine Yamal, Jules Kounde and the undesirable Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Former Newcastle team-mate Matt Ritchie at all times knew Gordon had the qualities to rise to the highest.
“It’s his work ethic and software,” Ritchie advised the BBC. “He’s laser-focused on being the very best he could be.
“Working with Eddie [Howe] and all of the coaches in Newcastle, he couldn’t have fallen into higher fingers in that regard.
“Figuring out Ant how I do know him, he desires huge, he thinks huge and you may see along with his character on the pitch.
“He turned a workforce participant however will at all times have that edge and managed vanity, which all these high gamers have, so I’m not stunned he’s transferring on to a membership with the stature of Barcelona.”
Right here’s the total breakdown of how a lot Gordon will earn compared to his new Barcelona teammates, with figures offered by Capology.
1. Frenkie de Jong – €365,385 per week
=2. Raphinha – €320,577 per week
=2. Lamine Yamal – €320,577 per week
=4. Jules Kounde – €300,577 per week
=4. Marc-Andre ter Stegen – €300,577 per week
6. Anthony Gordon – €300,000 per week
=7. Ronald Araujo – €240,385 per week
=7. Dani Olmo – €240,385 per week
=7. Pedri – €240,385 per week
10. Ferran Torres – €192,308 per week
11. Gavi – €180,385 per week
12. Andreas Christensen – €173,077 per week
13. Eric Garcia – €153,846 per week
14. Fermin Lopez – €140,192 per week
15. Joan Garcia – €120,192 per week
16. Pau Cubarsi – €76,923 per week
17. Wojciech Szczesny – €57,692 per week
18. Alejandro Balde – €32,115 per week
19. Gerard Martin – €30,000 per week
=20. Marc Casado – €24,038 per week
=20. Marc Bernal – €24,038 per week
22. Roony Bardghji – €20,000 per week
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