Sky Sports pundit predicts Everton transfer fireworks after big-money Anthony Gordon exit
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A big-money exit to Chelsea for Anthony Gordon could unlock the final days of the Everton transfer window, according to Kevin Campbell.
A number of deals that many expected to be done by now have been floundering as the opening weeks of the season have gone by without important additions in the form of a new striker, and the move for Idrissa Gueye still stuck in the mud.
Chelsea are going all out to make 21-year-old winger Gordon one of their major purchases before the window shuts and Sky Sports pundit Campbell predicts the £60million-plus that cashing in on the homegrown star would bring could open up all the other deals the club has been trying to force through.
On whether Gordon leaving might unlock everything else he exclusively told Goodison News: “I think so. I think the extra bit of money on top coming into the club will allow them to move very quickly.
“I think they need it. They need it to happen to give the fans a boost. Obviously the draw on Saturday against Nottingham Forest, it was good to see a bit of fight and them come back, but realistically if they had a striker…
“And this is no disrespect to [Salomon] Rondon because I think Rondon gives them something as that focal point, but they need that killer striker.
“If you get someone who is alive in the box, who will put the ball away, if they had that they win the game. And Everton will win quite a few games this season if they get that.
“If they don’t get that then obviously it’s a waiting game for Dominic Calvert-Lewin and he’s had a torrid last year and a bit.
“Everton have got some questions that need answering and it might just be to cash in on Gordon.”
The striker is the top priority but Gueye could be crucial in ensuring the Amadou Onana signing is a success, while the once virtually done deal for Ajax’s Mohammed Kudus might be revived with a bit more cash.
Few fans would like to see a homegrown talent, who was one of the few bright sparks in a largely miserable season last year, leave the club.
But as so often there are pressing other needs, and if a massive fee can be brought in for him that solves a lot of other problems it is probably worth it on balance.