Fabrizio Romano just confirmed Newcastle’s worst fears about Gordon amid Liverpool saga

Fabrizio Romano has reported that Anthony Gordon was ‘over the moon’ at the prospect of joining Liverpool this summer.

Unfortunately, the Merseysiders couldn’t proceed to official talks owing to barriers over pricing and an unwillingness to engage in a swap deal.

“What I’m told is the deal was never really close between Liverpool and Newcastle. They had a conversation. They had an exchange about the possibility, but the price tag was way too high for Liverpool to make things happen,”...