Anthony Gordon transfer news: Why are Barcelona signing Newcastle forward?

Anthony Gordon and Marcus Rashford fly out to the World Cup with England on Monday As club anthem 'Cant del Barca' rang out, the Newcastle United forward was sat on the steps in the Spotify Camp Nou tunnel, taking it all in. It was just a few minutes before Newcastle faced Barcelona in the second leg of their Champions League knockout tie back in March. Stages do not come much bigger than this one. Few could have imagined Gordon would be returning to this very stadium to be unveiled as a Barcelona player just a couple of months later, even if he always looked likely to depart. Gordon is understood to have viewed his spell at Newcastle as the best three and-a-half years of his life. He is immensely grateful for what the club's coaching staff and his team-mates have done for him. However, the England forward has never disguised his ambition to get to the "very top" as he arrives in Barcelona to undergo a medical and complete his £69.3m move. Former Newcastle team-mate Matt Ritchie knows that better than most. "It's his work ethic and application," he said. "He's laser-focused on being the best he can be. "Working with Eddie [Howe] and all the coaches in Newcastle, he couldn't have fa