Expert: Newcastle star has 'expressed his desire' to replace Liverpool icon

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Fri 12 December 2025 8:25, UK Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe should be wary of losing Anthony Gordon to Liverpool amid Mo Salah’s expected departure from Anfield.That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who states Gordon has a “desire” to move to Liverpool.Liverpool have held interest in Gordon previously, and Salah is expected to move to Saudi Arabia in January after his extraordinary comments aimed at the club and Slot.Gordon has been criticised for his Newcastle performances this season, but the 24-year-old has been a key part of Howe’s side since his arrival from Everton in 2023.Anthony Gordon move ‘wouldn’t surprise’ Keith WynessEverton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – states that Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo and Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise are also on the shortlist to replace Salah.Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness believes Semenyo and Gordon are the front-runners.He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “Semenyo’s definitely one of three that I think they’re going to be looking at. Now, one that people have forgotten is there was a lot of gossip about Anthony Gordon.

MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES “And he’s one that I think could have had some inside track on that as well. I think Semenyo has got the talent and is there.

“But the Anthony Gordon one, there was no smoke without fire. There aren’t many that go across the park, but I think Gordon’s expressed his desire to go there.