'Brilliant player' can tick two transfer boxes for Liverpool as Michael Owen reacts to renewed talk of Reds fan Anthony Gordon returning to his roots from Newcastle

Liverpool need Salah replacement and cover for Ekitike

On the back of making 78 appearances for the Toffees, Gordon bid farewell to Merseyside when heading to Tyneside as part of a £45 million ($61m) transfer package in January 2023. His asking price has increased since then, as a proven Premier League and Champions League performer with

Liverpool find themselves in the market for forward-thinking talent as they prepare to

The Reds are also having to contend with an untimely injury that has been suffered by Hugo Ekitike, with the French forward facing up to at least nine months on the sidelines with a ruptured Achilles. Cover in the

Should Liverpool target Gordon in the next transfer window?

Gordon is, as a versatile operator, someone that could tick multiple boxes for Liverpool. He is able to line up on the flanks or down the middle. With that in mind, could he become another big-money addition for a club that indulged in a record-breaking spending spree during 2025?

When that question was put to Owen, the former Reds striker - who now represents Casino.org, a leading platform helping players

“They've got a big problem in that Salah is leaving. They're going to have to fill that gap. On the left-hand side, [Cody] Gakpo has been a very good player for a very long time but he's not had the best second, two-thirds of the season at all. He's opened the door to young Rio [Ngumoha]. Whether he's ready to play more regularly is obviously a debate.

“But I would think that a right-sided attacker has got to be a priority to fill Salah’s shoes. That would be my idea of the first position that needs to be filled.”

Pressed further on whether Gordon could be that man, Owen added: “I think he's a brilliant player, absolutely. Whether you could snare him away from Newcastle is obviously a different matter. But as an individual player, yeah, a big fan. I think he should have a big role in the World Cup this year.”

How Gordon reacted to previous Liverpool links

It is not the first time that Gordon has seen a switch to his boyhood club mooted. Two years ago, in 2024,

Gordon has since told the

“Then I had the transfer stuff. With PSR [Profit and Sustainability Rules], I thought I was going to leave at some point in the window. It didn’t happen. I had to get my head around that [idea of joining Liverpool] to begin with, and then to get my head around it again [when it didn’t happen] was hard. I’m a human being. It’s really difficult.”

Gordon contract: Why Newcastle can demand a huge fee

Gordon is

Liverpool may decide that represents money well spent, given their recruitment needs, and should be in a position - as they