Overview
- Coaching staff led by Hansi Flick have reported being impressed by Gordon’s physical condition and quick adjustment to Barcelona’s high-intensity training.
- Sources say Gordon has settled into the dressing room and is learning Barca’s passing, movement and rotation while adding the vertical runs Flick asks for.
- The club signed Gordon from Newcastle this summer and also brought in Karim Adeyemi, with Gordon arriving after an extended break following a strong World Cup for England.
- Barcelona lost Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres in the transfer window, leaving no clear senior No. 9 and prompting the club to keep pursuing a dedicated striker.
- Gordon is expected to make his first minutes for Barcelona in the friendly against FC Basel on Sunday, August 16, and his role there could shape selection for the La Liga opener against Elche.