Liverpool were reportedly offered either Alexander Isak or Anthony Gordon by Newcastle and a medical was even booked that would have seen a Reds player move in the opposite direction before a change of tack by the Magpies.
Gordon was heavily linked with a move to Anfield while away on England duty at Euro 2024 and reports suggested in his signature.
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Amanda Staveley, who has since left Newcastle, recently revealed that there was huge concern that they would lose either Gordon or Isak before June 30, the deadline for balancing the books to meet Premier League profit and sustainability rules.
: I knew what was coming in terms of me leaving but the fans and PIF deserved every focus of mine. Had I left before (the PSR deadline) and we’d breached, then th…