Liverpool's desperate bid to sign Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon hinges on one condition

Liverpool are keen to land Anthony Gordon, but their bid to capitalization on Newcastle's woes is likely to fail. Earlier, Newcastle United were considering cashing in on their star winger due to the financial problems that they have been facing. However, their concerns seem to have been addressed with the sale of two youngsters. 

Newcastle United completed the sales of Elliot Anderson to Nottingham Forest for £35m and Yankuba Minteh to Brighton for a further £30m last month. With this massive move, their problems with Profit and Sustainability Rules were resolved and are unlikely to release Gordon.

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Although Newcastle have decided not to sell their attacker, former Liverpool and Newcastle United forward Michael Owen has given the Reds some hope. Owen said that Liverpool can still get the Englishman if The Magpies run into financial issues again.

“There’s no doubt Anthony Gordon is a talented boy. Obviously, there’s a little bit of history there, being an Everton player and now being up in Newcastle,” Premier League legend Owen told Casino Hawks.

“I can’t imagine, unless Newcastle are suffering with the money side of things, then I can’t imagine they’ll want to get rid of one of their most exciting young players.

“He’s done really well at Newcastle since he’s been there, so I’m sure Eddie Howe is desperate to keep him. I’m not sure how credible that story can be, but that is the type of player, if somebody like that came available, then of course that’s the type of player Liverpool should be interested in,” Owen added.

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Gordon has been a brilliant addition to the Newcastle United team. The former Everton player scored 11 goals in the Premier League last season along with 10 assists. The Merseyside club would love to add a player like Gordon to their ranks but Newcastle are unlikely to make such a decisive move as they have already released two young guns.