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Everton are set to receive a boost to revenue if former academy star Anthony Gordon's transfer to Barcelona goes through. The Cateloinian giants have agreed a near £70M transfer fee for the 25-year-old England international. 

BBC Sport previously reported the clubs were in advanced talks as they looked to agree a fee. These had been described as positive and it is claimed that a deal has now been struck worth in excess of €80M (£69.3M).

Gordon is expected to finalise the formalities of his move before he flies out with his England team-mates to the United States for a training camp before the World Cup.

Everton are thought to be in line for 15% of any extra profit on the initial £45M transfer they received from Newcastle Utd in 2023.

Would you credit it?

We are expected to believe the national rags and the hyperventilating 'it's a done deal!' merchants on social media who are currently having a collective meltdown over the news that Everton's former Academy graduate, the boy who swapped Kirkdale for the Bigg Market, is on the verge of completing this £69.3M (€80M) move to Barcelona.

Yes, that Barcelona. The same Barcelona that was, until approximately five minutes ago, entirely bankrupt and trying to pay its electricity bills in unsold Spotify premium vouchers.

And do these sums really add up?

According to reports, Joan Laporta has actually opened his mouth and confirmed the deal, while Anthony is allegedly flying out to Spain to pocket a cool £300,000 a week.

For those keeping score at home via the standard ToffeeWeb ledger of perpetual grievance, here is how the financial trajectory of Star Boy Gordon looks:

Let that sink in. A player whose primary attributes at Everton were running very fast in a straight line, looking incredibly pale, and falling over in the penalty box, is now apparently the chosen successor to inherit the turf once graced by Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho...

The Champions League Mirage

The justification for this astronomical fee is that he’s hit 10 goals in 12 Champions League games this season for Eddie Howe's lot. Fine. Credit where it's due; he found his shooting boots on the continent.

But let’s not pretend he’s been ripping up the Premier League, week-in & week-out. Newcastle didn't even manage to qualify for Europe next season, and yet Barca are treating him like the second coming of Johan Cruyff.

Rumour has it Hansi Flick sees him as a versatile option who can play across the front line now that Robert Lewandowski is packing his bags. We see him as a lad who will get about three matches in La Liga before the notoriously fickle Nou Camp crowd realizes his first touch frequently goes further than his actual shots.

The Inevitable Bitter Pill

What does this mean for Evertonians? Mostly, another heavy sigh. If there really is a 15% a sell-on clause hidden in that original £45M deal, maybe Angus Kinnear can scrape together enough loose change to buy a squad player from the Championship who can actually control a football.

But watching a lad who threw a tantrum to leave L4 suddenly getting unveiled at the Camp Nou while we are still counting pennies and staring down the barrel of modern football's grim realities? It's enough to make you sick.

Expect the official announcement by the end of the week. This one has "Disastrous loan move back to West Ham in 18 months" written all over it.

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Iain Johnston 3 Posted 27/05/2026 at 21:21:30

Well, at least we can recoup the lost Arteta money with the sell on fee for Gordon to Barca.

To be honest I can't really recall any soundbites from either FSG or their board members mentioning that their plan is to ensure we challenge for the top 6 (or is it 7...8??) Euro places. They simply bought out Moshiri & blanced the books to stop us going tits up and maybe they think that's enough?

I'm still hoping that Moyes will be gone when his 2.5 year contract runs out.... or Iraola comes charging down Everton Brow like a Spanish Conquistador.

Edward Rogers 5 Posted 27/05/2026 at 22:04:51

Tony, We get 15% of anything over the £45M we got when he went to Newcastle, so the BBC are saying.

Laurie Hartley 6 Posted 27/05/2026 at 23:15:29

Tony,

The sell-on fee according to BBC is 15%, so £14M.

Don Alexander 7 Posted 27/05/2026 at 00:27:04

Tony, for clarity, our share of Gordon's sell-on fee (as reported) is of the same value as every one place in the final Premier League table.

Under Dismal Dave we took a mere two points from the eighteen available from our final games.

Those games cost Freidkin way more £millions than what the comparatively minimal kick-back from Gordon's transfer will make available to his development of Roma.

Sigh.

Dan Nulty 9 Posted 28/05/2026 at 10:03:44

Laurie, it is 15% of the 24m profit Newcastle made on the deal. So 3.6m. Might pay for a centre forwards left toe.

James Marshall 10 Posted 28/05/2026 at 10:19:12

The most baffling aspect of this, aside from Barca thinking Gordon is up to the job (I don't rate him) is that they claim to be massively in debt, and unable to afford to buy Rashford - yet here they are splashing out £69m on Gordon.

Barcelona's transfer dealings rarely make any sense.

Dave Abrahams 11 Posted 28/05/2026 at 10:37:10

James (10) Yes and giving him £300,000 a week in wages, takes some believing that unless they are selling Yamal for half a billion!

Paul Hewitt 12 Posted 28/05/2026 at 10:53:25

One of the most crazy transfers I've seen. And proof football has lost the plot.

Les Callan 13 Posted 28/05/2026 at 11:01:47

Unbelievable. Shades of Tommy Graveson.