adminFinalizing one of the fastest-to-complete transfers in recent memory, Anthony Gordon is now an FC Barcelona player after joining the Catalans in a reported $93 million deal with Newcastle United.
Tied down until 2031, Gordon had to wait eight hours for his unveiling, with Barça giving members of the press who had been at the Joan Gamper Training Centre headquarters since midday burgers and fries to tame their hunger.
When he finally took to the stage in the evening with a Gordon 2031 Blaugrana shirt, however, the suited 25-year-old impressed both the media and Culers with the way he spoke.
“I always wanted Barça. It’s the biggest club on the planet. It’s the stuff I dreamed of as a child. It really is a dream come true,” Gordon said.
He then showed off impressive Spanish fluency and was asked why this was the case.
“I wanted to speak Spanish because, as a kid, I believed I would play for Barça, believe it or not,” he said.
“I had a Spanish physio in Newcastle and we spoke every day, and I told him one day I’ll play for Barça, so I want to learn Spanish. So that’s how I speak some.”
Anthony Gordon Seems To Understand FC Barcelona As A Club
It wasn’t just that, however, that endeared Gordon to Catalans. He had a go at their language by saying “Estic molt feliç”, which SPORT’s Carlos Montfort particularly appreciated.
“Anthony Gordon leaves Barcelona fans speechless: after answering questions in perfect Spanish at the press conference, he also ventures into Catalan,” Montfort noted.
“‘I’m very happy,’ says the new Barça winger after signing his contract until 2031,” Montfort added.
Claiming to be a fan since he was three years old, Gordon showed that he understands Barça as a club and institution.
Critics on social media complained that he had not learned more Catalan if he was so serious about wearing the Blaugrana colours. However, it should be noted that Castellano, or Spanish, is the most commonly spoken language in the dressing room, uniting Catalans, players such as Gavi and Pedri from other parts of Spain, and foreign players.
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Abdulhafiz Teslim
