After agreeing to a new contract with winger Anthony Gordon, Newcastle United still has to deal with a number of pending contract problems.
Although the club has not yet formally announced the agreement, Gordon’s new contract at St. James’ Park was essentially sealed after the team’s 1-1 draw with Manchester City last month.
After Gordon’s game-winning penalty kick, he declared to Premier League Productions, “I don’t need any persuading to stay here.”
“I’ve been eager to sign the agreement for quite some time. My dedication to the club is demonstrated, as it has always been.
The 23-year-old’s summer proved to be turbulent, as he was linked to a transfer to Liverpool. Gordon travelled to Europe with England for Euro 2024, however his time there was restricted to a single group stage cameo as Spain defeated The Three Lions 2-1 in the championship match. Gordon is simply awaiting a formal statement, and Newcastle is still hoping to reach an agreement with Alexander Isak for a new contract. The leading scorer from the previous campaign is still bound under contract through 2028, but he is also susceptible to transfer interest.
However, Newcastle is still trying to work out a better agreement with the Swedish forward in spite of this.
The contracts of Sean Longstaff, Kieran Trippier, Callum Wilson, Fabian Schar, and Dan Burn, whose contracts are scheduled to expire at the conclusion of the season, are among the most urgent issues. While certain players may have extension provisions activated, if Newcastle is unable to reach new agreements with its current players in January, they run the possibility of being exposed to pre-contract agreements or cut-price bids.
It seems unlikely that new contracts will be reached for Trippier and Wilson, who will be 34 and 33 at the conclusion of the season. Eddie Howe, the head coach, has made it clear that he does not want to lose any important first-team players for free come summertime.
A new contract for Longstaff will be given top priority by the Magpies, both from a business and a footballing one. Howe sees the 26-year-old as an important element of the team, and his age and background as an academy product might be big advantages in the fight against the Premier League Profitability and Sustainability Rules.
The club, who had to sell academy graduate Elliot Anderson and teenage winger Yankuba Minteh last summer in order to escape a points punishment, would consider losing Longstaff to a free transfer to be a big PSR own goal.
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