'Gordon has let people in high places know he wants to go'
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Anthony Gordon's time on Tyneside is running out, with a deal agreed for the Newcastle forward to join Barcelona.
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Across four campaigns for the Magpies, the 25-year-old has featured in 111 Premier League games and had 41 goal involvements in the top flight.
Former defender John Anderson told BBC Radio Newcastle: "I am sure the player himself will want his future sorted out before he goes to the World Cup.
"Everybody accepted towards the back end of the season that he was going to go, even though he has four years left on his contract.
"To be fair to the manager, he probably knew he was going to go anyway."
Although Gordon was available to feature in the final four games of the season, Eddie Howe kept the forward on the bench.
Anderson added: "He hasn't done what Alexander Isak has done, but he has obviously let people in high places know that he wants to go."
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