Eddie Howe fires clear Newcastle warning shots at Anthony Gordon amid growing Liverpool links | OneFootball

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has delivered an update on Anthony Gordon’s future at the club amid continued links to Liverpool, while also discussing his own desire to carry on at St James’ Park.

The England attacker continues to be heavily linked with a return to Merseyside to join the Reds, despite spending 11 years at bitter rivals Everton before moving to the Magpies in 2023.

Gordon actually came close to joining Liverpool following his outstanding debut season for Newcastle in 2023/24, only for the move to eventually fall through, but that desire has remained ever since.

Despite being in a stronger position when it comes to PSR, following the sale of Alexander Isak last summer, Newcastle still face the prospect of selling at least one valuable asset in the upcoming window to balance the books ahead of a season without European football.

Gordon, Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes are among the major names who could be offloaded, with TEAMtalk sources recently revealing that the former, who is also been linked with Bayern Munich, is ‘open’ to leaving Newcastle ahead of next season.

And now Howe has touched on the prospect of Gordon, or any of his top stars moving on this summer, ahead of Saturday’s visit of Bournemouth to St James’ Park.

He told reporters: “I discuss things with players all the time. I don’t necessarily address transfer speculation unless it gets to the point that I feel I have to.

“After I had the chat with Sandro [Tonali], the biggest thing I look for is the commitment to training. That will be the same with Anthony [Gordon] and every player.

“I won’t play a player if I don’t think they are 100% committed to the club and its future. I have to do what I think is right for the team.

“Players who are high-profile like they are here, they’re in the news all the time for loads of different reasons.

“You have to adapt to it and try to play to your best level with the noise around you. I don’t think any player can use that as an excuse towards performances.”

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Could Howe join Gordon in leaving Newcastle?

While Gordon’s future on Tyneside continues to raise questions, Howe‘s own stay has also been a major topic of discussion of late.

As our sources have revealed, Newcastle are doing their due diligence and making contingency plans for life after Howe, with a number of high-profile managerial alternatives already being presented to the club, including Premier League legends Jose Mourinho and Roberto Mancini.

However, Howe insists his “fire is burning very, very strongly” to drive Newcastle forward.

He added: “I just want to serve the club and do what’s right for the football club. That’s always been my aim. If that’s me leaving to help the club, then of course that’s something I’ll do, I’ve got no issue doing that.

“It’s not about me. But if I believe I’m the right person to take the club forward, which I do currently right now, then I’ll do that and I’ll fight to the end.

“I’ll fight harder than I’ve ever fought before, but it’s about making sure that those two things are aligned.”

Channeling Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, following his comments made ahead of their clash with Sporting this week, Howe added: “In terms of my fire, my fire is burning very, very strongly.

“That’s no guarantee from my side what’s going to happen in the future because as I’ve said, the forces that move in football clubs move quickly.

“But my fire is there. There’s loads of wood stacked up and I’m ready to put it on it.”