{"id":245918,"date":"2026-05-30T13:17:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/tottenham-make-approach-to-hijack-newcastles-top-target-to-replace-gordon\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T13:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:17:30","slug":"tottenham-make-approach-to-hijack-newcastles-top-target-to-replace-gordon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/tottenham-make-approach-to-hijack-newcastles-top-target-to-replace-gordon\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham make approach to hijack Newcastle&#8217;s top target to replace Gordon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> have made an approach for an exciting young winger, but his club are already in talks with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newcastle United<\/a> over a move to replace Anthony Gordon.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"gordon-delighted-as-newcastle-search-for-new-winger\">\n                        Gordon delighted as Newcastle search for new winger<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>Gordon described his move to Barcelona as \u201ca dream come true\u201d after signing a five-year contract with the Spanish champions.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old England forward, who has joined from Newcastle on a deal lasting until 2031, was finally introduced to the media on the club\u2019s YouTube channel on Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Barca did not disclose the transfer fee when confirming his arrival, but a reported \u00a369.3million means the Magpies have made a significant profit on the \u00a345m they paid Everton for his services in January 2023.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_5\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very excited and very proud to be here. It\u2019s a dream come true. I\u2019m part of the best team in the world, thank you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>\u201cI always wanted Barca. Barca, like I said then, it\u2019s the biggest club on the planet. It\u2019s the stuff I dreamed of as a child. It really is a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The Magpies have already entered talks for a replacement, with reports this week revealing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/newcastle-now-in-talks-to-sign-abde-ezzalzouli-he-wants-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real Betis forward Abde Ezzalzouli is the top target to arrive at St James&#8217; Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/real-betis-winger-abde-ezzalzouli.jpeg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/real-betis-winger-abde-ezzalzouli.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/real-betis-winger-abde-ezzalzouli.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/real-betis-winger-abde-ezzalzouli.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/real-betis-winger-abde-ezzalzouli.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/real-betis-winger-abde-ezzalzouli.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/real-betis-winger-abde-ezzalzouli.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, they are not alone in the race, with several Premier League sides queuing up after discovering Real Betis need to sell at least one key player this summer.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tottenham-join-race-for-ezzalzouli\">\n                        Tottenham join race for Ezzalzouli<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>Aston Villa are interested in Ezzalzouli and have made an approach, and so too have Tottenham, who are the busiest team in the Premier League in the early stages of the summer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"tottenham-to-seal-joao-palhinha-signing-after-senesi-robertson\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tottenham-to-seal-joao-palhinha-signing-after-senesi-robertson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Senesi-Bournemouth\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senesi-bournemouth.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senesi-bournemouth.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tottenham-to-seal-joao-palhinha-signing-after-senesi-robertson\/\" title=\"Tottenham chiefs approve third signing after Senesi with player desperate to join\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tTottenham chiefs approve third signing after Senesi with player desperate to join<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The Lilywhites mean business&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 24 year-old is at his best on the left flank, but can play across the attacking midfield positions.<\/p>\n<p>He scored ten times and provided eight assists in La Liga this season, as well as finding the back of the net four times in the Europa League.<\/p>\n<p>According to Whoscored&#8217;s rating system, the Morocco international was the best player in the Spanish top flight this season who did not play for one of the big two teams.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>La Liga rankings<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Club<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Rating<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>1. Lamine Yamal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Barcelona<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>8.23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>2. Kylian Mbappe<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Real Madrid<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>7.70<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>3. Raphinha<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Barcelona<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>7.40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>4. Vinicius Jr<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Real Madrid<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>7.35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>5. Pedri<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Barcelona<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>7.25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>6. Jude Bellingham<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Real Madrid<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>7.24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>7. Abde Ezzalzouli<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Real Betis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>7.19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportwitness.co.uk\/player-will-find-it-hard-to-say-no-to-newcastle-tottenham-and-aston-villa-also-make-approaches\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sport Witness<\/a> translate reports from Spain claiming Betis must &#8216;balance their books before June 30th&#8217;, and are even shopping for cheaper replacements already.<\/p>\n<p>The report does not place a price tag on Ezzalzouli, but he is thought to be valued at around \u00a335m.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tottenham-make-approach-to-hijack-newcastles-top-target-to-replace-gordon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur have made an approach for an exciting young winger, but his club are already in talks with Newcastle United over a move to replace Anthony Gordon. Gordon delighted as Newcastle search for new winger Gordon described his move to Barcelona as \u201ca dream come true\u201d after signing a five-year contract with the Spanish [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":245919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6808],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-245918","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}