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Every Roster As They Are Confirmed

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May 19, 2026

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World Cup 2026 takes place across the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19 this summer and, for the first time, FIFA’s flagship international tournament will feature a record 48 teams, spanning six confederations.

Each nation brings a roster of 26 players to the competition, with the best players on the planet converging upon North America (though there will be a few notable absentees) in order to battle it out for the ultimate prize in soccer.

The final deadline for national teams to submit their player lists for World Cup 2026 is June 2. In the event that a player named in the roster sustains an injury, becomes ill or otherwise unable to play, associations can call up a replacement, provided they were named on the provisional panel, up to 24 hours before their team’s first game.

Below is every confirmed 26-man squad at World Cup 2026, correct as of May 19, 2026.

Group A

Czechia

Czechia qualified for World Cup 2026 via the UEFA playoffs. Coach Miroslav Koubek named a provisional 54-man roster on May 12, featuring the likes of Tomas Soucek, Patrik Schick and Ladislav Krejcki, with the final panel set to be confirmed.

Mexico

Tournament co-hosts Mexico will be competing at the World Cup for the 18th time in 2026. Head coach Javier Aguirre will whittle his roster down to 26 soon, having already announced the provisional squad. Among those who will be looking to make their mark are Edson Alvarez and veteran striker Raul Jimenez.

South Africa

South Africa are expected to announce their final World Cup 2026 squad on May 27.

South Korea

South Korea confirmed their 26-man squad on May 16.

Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-Gyu, Jo Hyeon-woo, Song Bum-keun
Defenders: Kim Min-jae, Kim Moon-hwan, Seol Young-woo, Cho Yu-min, Lee Tae-seok, Park Jin-seob, Kim Tae-hyeon, Lee Han-beom, Jens Castrop, Lee Ki-hyuk
Midfielders: Lee Jae-sung, Hwang Hee-chan, Hwang In-beom, Lee Kang-in, Paik Seung-ho, Kim Jin-gyu, Lee Dong-gyeong, Bae Jun-ho, Eom Ji-Sung, Yang Hyun-jun
Forwards: Son Heung-min, Cho Gue-sung, Oh Hyeon-gyu

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Group B

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bosnia-Herzegovina announced their final World Cup 2026 squad on May 11.

Goalkeepers: Nikola Vasilj, Martin Zlomislic, Osman Hadzikic
Defenders: Sead Kolasinac, Dennis Hadzikadunic, Amar Dedic, Nikola Katic, Tarik Muharemovic, Nihad Mujakic, Stjepan Radeljic, Nidal Celik
Midfielders: Amir Hadziahmetovic, Benjamin Tahirovic, Armin Gigovic, Dzenis Burnic, Ivan Basic, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Amar Memic, Ivan Sunjic, Kerim Alajbegovic, Ermin Mahmic
Forwards: Edin Dzeko, Ermedin Demirovic, Samed Bazdar, Haris Tabakovic, Jovo Lukic

Canada

Canada boss Jesse Marsch will confirm his final roster for the 2026 World Cup on May 29.

Qatar

Julen Lopetegui has managed the likes of Spain, Real Madrid and Sevilla in the past, but will take the reins of Qatar at World Cup 2026. He has named a provisional squad, with a final panel to be confirmed.

Switzerland

Switzerland will confirm their World Cup 2026 squad on May 20.

Group C

Brazil

Carlo Ancelotti confirmed his 26-man Brazil squad for the 2026 World Cup on May 18. Veteran Neymar makes the cut, but Chelsea forward Joao Pedro missed out.

Goalkeepers: Alisson, Ederson, Weverton
Defenders: Marquinhos, Danilo Luiz, Alex Sandro, Gabriel Magalhaes, Bremer, Wesley, Roger Ibanez, Douglas Santos, Leo Pereira
Midfielders: Casemiro, Lucas Paqueta, Bruno Guimaraes, Fabinho, Danilo Santos
Forwards: Neymar, Vinicius Jr, Raphinha, Gabriel Martinelli, Matheus Cunha, Endrick, Luiz Henrique, Igor Thiago, Rayan

Haiti

Haiti’s final World Cup 2026 squad was confirmed on May 15.

Goalkeepers: Johny Placide, Alexandre Pierre, Josue Duverger
Defenders: Ricardo Ade, Carlens Arcus, Martin Experience, Jean-Kevin Duverne, Duke Lacroix, Wilguens Paugain, Hannes Delcroix, Keeto Thermoncy
Midfielders: Leverton Pierre, Danley Jean Jacques, Carl Sainte, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Woodensky Pierre, Dominique Simon
Forwards: Duckens Nazon, Frantzdy Pierrot, Derrick Etienne Jr, Louicius Deedson, Ruben Providence, Josue Casimir, Yassin Fortune, Wilson Isidor, Lenny Joseph

Morocco

Morocco will confirm their final squad on May 21.

Scotland

Scotland’s final squad was announced on May 19. The team will be led by big-hitters like Scott McTominay, Andy Robertson and Kieran Tierney.

Goalkeepers: Angus Gunn, Craig Gordon, Liam Kelly
Defenders: Andy Robertson, Kieran Tierney, Anthony Ralston, John Souttar, Scott McKenna, Jack Hendry, Aaron Hickey, Nathan Patterson, Grant Hanley, Dominic Hyam
Midfielders: Scott McTominay, Billy Gilmour, John McGinn, Kenny McLean, Lewis Ferguson, Ryan Christie, Findlay Curtis, Ben Gannon-Doak
Forwards: Lawrence Shankland, George Hirst, Che Adams, Ross Stewart, Lyndon Dykes

Group D

Australia

Australia’s World Cup 2026 squad will be confirmed on June 1.

Paraguay

Paraguay’s provisional panel has been submitted to FIFA, but the final roster will be confirmed in due course. Among those expecting to make the cut are Manchester United’s Diego Leon and Atlanta United’s Miguel Almiron.

Turkiye

Turkiye boss Vincenzo Montella will soon confirm his final 26-man roster, having named a provisional 35-man panel. Hakan Calhanoglu, Arda Guler and Kenan Yildiz are certainties to be included, but nine players will be shorn.

United States

Mauricio Pochettino will announce his final USMNT roster on May 26.

Group E

Curacao

Dick Advocaat, who has previously managed the Netherlands (1994) and South Korea (2006) at World Cup tournaments, announced the Curacao World Cup 2026 squad on May 18.

Goalkeepers: Eloy Room, Trevor Doornbusch, Tyrick Bodak
Defenders: Jurien Gaari, Roshon van Eijma, Sherel Floranus, Joshua Brenet, Shurandy Sambo, Armando Obispo, Riechedly Bazoer, Deveron Fonville
Midfielders: Leandro Bacuna, Juninho Bacuna, Godfried Roemeratoe, Kevin Felida, Livano Comenencia, Ar’jany Martha, Tyrese Noslin
Forwards: Kenji Gorre, Brandley Kuwas, Gervane Kastaneer, Jeremy Antonisse, Jearl Margaritha, Jurgen Locadia, Sontje Hansen, Tahith Chong

Ecuador

The Ecuador World Cup 2026 squad has not yet been announced, but expect to see the likes of Moises Caicedo and Enner Valencia in the mix.

Germany

Germany’s World Cup 2026 squad will be announced on May 21.

Ivory Coast

The final Ivory Coast World Cup squad was confirmed on May 15. Stars such as Amad Diallo and Franck Kessie will be expected to lead for the Elephants.

Goalkeepers: Yahia Fofana, Alban Lafont, Mohamed Kone
Defenders: Ghislain Konan, Odilon Kossounou, Wilfried Singo, Evan Ndicka, Emmanuel Agbadou, Guela Doue, Ousmane Diomande, Clement Akpa
Midfielders: Franck Kessie, Jean Michael Seri, Ibrahim Sangare, Seko Fofana, Christ Inao Oulai, Parfait Guiagon
Forwards: Nicolas Pepe, Oumar Diakite, Simon Adingra, Evann Guessand, Amad Diallo, Yan Diomande, Bazoumana Toure, Elye Wahi, Ange Yoan-Bonny

Group F

Japan

The final Japan squad for World Cup 2026 was confirmed on May 15.

Goalkeepers: Zion Suzuki, Keisuke Osako, Tomoki Hayakawa
Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ko Itakura, Shogo Taniguchi, Hiroko Ito, Yukinari Sugawara, Ayumu Seko, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Junnosuke Suzuki
Midfielders: Wataru Endo, Junya Ito, Ritsu Doan, Daichi Kamada, Takefusa Kubo, Ao Tanaka, Keito Nakamura, Kaishu Sano
Forwards: Ayase Ueda, Daizen Maeda, Koki Ogawa, Yuito Suzuki, Keisuke Goto, Kento Shiogai

Netherlands

Ronald Koeman will announce the Netherlands World Cup roster on May 27.

Sweden

Graham Potter confirmed the 26-man Sweden squad on May 12.

Goalkeepers: Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Viktor Johansson, Jacob Widell Zetterstrom
Defenders: Victor Lindelof, Isak Hien, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Carl Starfelt, Emil Holm, Hjalmar Ekdal, Daniel Svensson, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Eric Smith, Elliot Stroud
Midfielders: Mattias Svanberg, Jesper Karlstrom, Yasin Ayari, Lucas Bergvall, Besfort Zeneli
Forwards: Alexander Isak, Viktor Gyokeres, Ken Sema, Anthony Elanga, Benjamin Nygren, Alexander Bernhardsson, Gustaf Nilsson, Taha Ali

Tunisia

Sabri Lamouchi announced the final Tunisia World Cup squad on May 15.

Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmen, Sabri Ben Hessen, Mouhib Chamakh
Defenders: Montassar Talbi, Dylan Bronn, Ali Abdi, Yan Valery, Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida, Moutaz Neffati, Omar Rekik, Adem Arous, Raed Chikhaoui
Midfielders: Ellyes Shkiri, Hannibal Mejbri, Anis Ben Slimane, Mortadha Ben Ouanes, Ismael Gharbi, Hadj Mahmoud, Rani Khedira
Forwards: Elias Achouri, Firas Chaouat, Hazem Mastouri, Elias Saad, Sebastian Tounekti, Khalil Ayari, Rayan Elloumi

Group G

Belgium

Rudi Garcia announced the Belgium roster for the 2026 World Cup on May 15. Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and veteran midielder Kevin De Bruyne are included, as are familiar names such as Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku and Napoli striker Romelu Lukaku.

Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois, Senne Lammens, Mike Penders
Defenders: Thomas Meunier, Timothy Castagne, Arthur Theate, Zeno Debast, Maxim De Cuyper, Brandon Mechele, Koni De Winter, Joaquin Seys, Nathan Ngoy
Midfielders: Axel Witsel, Kevin De Bruyne, Youri Tielemans, Hans Vanaken, Amadou Onana, Nicolas Raskin
Forwards: Romelu Lukaku, Leandro Trossard, Jeremy Doku, Dodi Lukebakio, Charles De Ketelaere, Alexis Saelemakers, Diego Moreira, Matias Fernandez-Pardo

Egypt

The Egypt roster for the World Cup will be confirmed on May 29.

Iran

Iran’s World Cup 2026 squad is expected to be named on June 1.

New Zealand

The New Zealand panel for the World Cup was announced on May 14.

Goalkeepers: Max Crocombe, Alex Paulsen, Michael Woud
Defenders: Tim Payne, Francis de Vries, Tyler Bindon, Michael Boxall, Liberato Cacace, Nando Pijnaker, Finn Surman, Callan Elliot, Tommy Smith
Midfielders: Joe Bell, Matthew Garbett, Marko Stamenic, Sarpreet Singh, Elijah Just, Alex Rufer, Ben Old, Callum McCowatt, Ryan Thomas, Lachlan Bayliss
Forwards: Chris Wood, Kosta Barbarouses, Ben Waine, Jesse Randall

Group H

Cape Verde

Cape Verde confirmed their World Cup 2026 roster on May 18.

Goalkeepers: Vozinho, Marcio Rosa, CJ dos Santos
Defenders: Stopira, Roberto Lopes, Joao Paulo, Diney, Logan Costa, Steven Moreira, Wagner Pina, Sidny Lopes Cabral, Kelvin Pires
Midfielders: Jamiro Monteiro, Kevin Pina, Deroy Duarte, Telmo Arcanjo, Laros Duarte, Yannick Semedo
Forwards: Ryan Mendes, Garry Rodrigues, Willy Semedo, Jovane Cabral, Gilson Benchimol, Dailon Livramento, Helio Varela, Nuno da Costa

Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Arabia squad has not yet been announced

Spain

Spain will announce a 26-man roster for the World Cup on May 25.

Uruguay

Marcelo Bielsa has not yet confirmed his final Uruguay World Cup squad.

Group I

France

Didier Deschamps named his 26-man France panel for the 2026 World Cup on May 14.

Goalkeepers: Mike Maignan, Brice Samba, Robin Risser
Defenders: Lucas Digne, Jules Kounde, Theo Hernandez, Lucas Hernandez, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, Ibrahima Konate, Malo Gusto, Maxence Lacroix
Midfielders: N’Golo Kante, Adrien Rabiot, Aurelien Tchouameni, Manu Kone, Warren Zaire-Emery
Forwards: Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele, Marcus Thuram, Bradley Barcola, Michael Olise, Maghnes Akliouche, Desire Doue, Rayan Cherki, Jean-Philippe Mateta

Iraq

The Iraq squad will be announced on June 1.

Norway

Stale Solbakken is expected to confirm his Norway squad for the World Cup on May 21. The likes of Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard are surefire inclusions.

Senegal

The Senegal roster for the World Cup will be confirmed on May 21.

Group J

Algeria

Algeria’s World Cup 2026 panel is forecast to be announced on May 31.

Argentina

Defending champions Argentina submitted an extended 55-man panel to FIFA on May 11, with the final 26-man roster to be confirmed. Lionel Messi is set to lead the Albiceleste on one final international crusade.

Austria

Ralf Rangnick confirmed his Austria squad for the World Cup on May 18.

Goalkeepers: Alexander Schlager, Florian Wiegele, Patrick Pentz
Defenders: David Affengruber, Kevin Danso, Stefan Posch, David Alaba, Philipp Lienhart, Phillipp Mwene, Alexander Prass, Marco Friedl, Michael Svoboda
Midfielders: Xaver Schlager, Nicolas Seiwald, Marcel Sabitzer, Florian Grillitsch, Carney Chukwuemeka, Romano Schmid, Christoph Baumgartner, Konrad Laimer, Patrick Wimmer, Paul Wanner, Alessandro Schopf
Forwards: Marko Arnautovic, Michael Gregoritsch, Sasa Kalajdzic

Jordan

Jordan submitted their preliminary panel to FIFA but have not yet confirmed the final group.

Group K

Colombia

The final Colombia roster for the World Cup will be confirmed on June 1. We can expect to see stars such as James Rodriguez and Luis Diaz among the players called up.

DR Congo

The DR Congo squad for the World Cup was announced on May 18.

Goalkeepers: Lionel Mpasi, Timothy Fayulu, Matthieu Epolo
Defenders: Chancel Mbemba, Arthur Masuaku, Gedeon Kalulu, Joris Kayembe, Dylan Batubinsika, Axel Tuanzebe, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Rocky Bushiri, Steve Kapuadi
Midfielders: Meschak Elia, Samuel Moutoussamy, Edo Kayembe, Charles Pickel, Gael Kakuta, Noah Sadiki, Nathanael Mbuku, Ngal’ayel Mukau, Brian Cipenga
Forwards: Cedric Bakambu, Theo Bongonba, Fiston Mayele, Yoane Wissa, Simon Banza

Portugal

The Portugal roster for the 2026 World Cup was announced on May 19. Cristiano Ronaldo will be expected to lead the way for the Selecao as he continues his bid for an elusive world title.

Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa, Jose Sa, Rui Silva
Defenders: Joao Cancelo, Diogo Dalot, Ruben Dias, Goncalo Inaco, Nuno Mendes, Renato Veiga, Matheus Nunes, Nelson Semedo, Tomas Araujo
Midfielders: Bruno Fernandes, Joao Neves, Bernardo Silva, Vitinha, Ruben Neves, Samu Costa
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Leao, Pedro Neto, Francisco Conceicao, Joao Felix, Goncalo Guedes, Goncalo Ramos, Francisco Trincao

Uzbekistan

Fabio Cannavaro has named a preliminary World Cup squad and will confirm the final 26 in due course.

Group L

Croatia

The final Croatia roster for the 2026 World Cup was confirmed on May 18.

Goalkeepers: Dominik Livakovic, Dominik Kotarski, Ivor Pandur
Defenders: Josko Gvardiol, Duje Caleta-Car, Josip Stanisic, Marin Pongracic, Martin Erlic, Luka Vuskovic
Midfielders: Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Mario Pasalic, Nikola Vlasic, Luka Sucic, Martin Baturina, Kristijan Jakic, Petar Sucic, Nikola Moro, Toni Fruk
Forwards: Ivan Perisic, Andrej Kramaric, Ante Budimir, Marco Pasalic, Petar Musa, Igor Matanovic

England

Thomas Tuchel is set to confirm the England World Cup 2026 squad on May 22. The Three Lions will look to figures such as Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka for inspiration as they aim to win their first World Cup in 60 years.

Ghana

Ghana head coach Carlos Queiroz has not yet confirmed his 26-man Ghana panel for the World Cup, but we are likely to see the likes of Manchester City’s Antoine Semenyo and Athletic Bilbao’s Inaki Williams called up.

Panama

The Panama World Cup 2026 roster is set to be confirmed on May 26.

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Dana White Reveals Why UFC Legend Anderson Silva Hates Him

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May 27, 2026

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UFC CEO Dana White has revealed that one company legend, who is frequently included in the GOAT debate, now hates him so much that he refuses to speak to him.

The veteran matchmaker has been in charge of the world’s mixed martial arts organisation for 25 years, having initially bought into the company in 2001. While Dana hasn’t always been popular with his fighters, he’s typically kept a positive relationship with most of its top stars.

White is on good terms with the likes of Ronda Rousey, Conor McGregor and Daniel Cormier and remains cordial with many others, even after having disagreements.

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However, in a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Dana admitted that one icon of the Octagon “won’t talk to me to this day” over the way his run with the company ended.

No matter how dominant a fighter is, there comes a time in every competitor’s career when the skills that they once dazzled with have faded.

Across his quarter of a century, White has had to have numerous conversations with fighters who have passed their prime about stepping away from being an active UFC fighter.

Understandably, these are not easy talks to have, but the competitors involved usually realise that their time in the spotlight is coming to an end and generally don’t hold too much of a grudge against Dana for suggesting that they should hang up their gloves.

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This is not the case when it comes to former UFC Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva, though. Widely considered to be the greatest 185lbs fighter the UFC has ever seen, ‘The Spider’ went unbeaten for 16 fights after debuting for the promotion in June 2006, including a record 10 successful defences of the middleweight championship.

Silva was an incredible fighter to watch in his prime, but his style was heavily dependent on his reflexes. When these began to fade with age, Anderson’s aura of invincibility disappeared with them.

After suffering his first UFC loss to Chris Weidman at UFC 162 in July 162, Anderson would pick up just one single win across the next seven years.

By the time he fought Uriah Hall in October 2020, Silva was 45 years old. When he fell to a fourth-round stoppage defeat, Dana insisted that he would never promote another fight involving the Brazilian.

White stuck to his word, even though it seemingly ruined the pair’s relationship forever.

“Anderson Silva, he was always a unique individual to deal with, but he lost like eight or nine or 10 in a row, something like that,” White recalled. [Silva actually lost seven of his last nine UFC bouts.]

“That guy won’t talk to me to this day. Because I said it’s over and he was in his 40s.”

Dana continued: “His thing was ‘who are you to tell me that I’m done doing what I love to do?’ [I told him] it’s over. Obviously, they can go fight [somewhere else] and he did. He went and fought a boxing match and he fought a bunch of other fights.

“He can still fight. You just can’t do it here.”

Now 51 years old, Silva continues to compete, alongside training to be a police officer. His most recent fight saw him knock out former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley in a boxing match in December of last year.

It’s now nearly six years since he last fought for the UFC, but he’s still seemingly no closer to forgiving Dana.

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Man Utd Pull Out of Move to Sign Elliot Anderson

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May 27, 2026

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Manchester United have pulled out of a potential move to sign Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson following a big U-turn, according to the Mirror.

Man United have made strengthening their central midfield the priority this summer, with one report suggesting they could look to bring in three new players for the position, if Manuel Ugarte joins Casemiro in leaving the club.

The Red Devils want to bring in a top-class replacement for the Brazilian, while two lower-cost options could arrive at Old Trafford in the coming months to boost a squad that will be playing Champions League football for the first time since the 2023-24 campaign.

United had identified Anderson as their number one target for the midfield position, according to GIVEMESPORT sources, following an outstanding season for Forest which has culminated in him becoming a regular England starter ahead of the 2026 World Cup in North America.

The chances of the 23-year-old still being at the City Ground appear to be diminishing as his stock continues to rise, although it is also looking like he won’t be wearing a red shirt at Old Trafford next term either.

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According to the Mirror, Manchester United chiefs are not willing to meet Forest’s £100m valuation of their top summer target, even though he is a player they really want.

The price tag isn’t the only reason for the Red Devils walking away from a move though, with club chiefs believing that the ‘elite’ Three Lions star would prefer to join Manchester City instead of them.

The Premier League runners-up are said to be confident they will land Anderson, despite the fact that Pep Guardiola is set to be replaced by Enzo Maresca at the Etihad Stadium this summer.

The Italian has given the green light to bring the former Newcastle United star to the club as one of his first signings.

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With a deal for Anderson off the table, United now have to look elsewhere to complete their midfield rebuild.

Reports on Wednesday afternoon suggest they have agreed a £38m deal to sign Ederson from Atalanta, with an agreement on personal terms with the Brazilian already reached, according to GMS sources.

Two more players could arrive though, with a report in Italy suggesting that Michael Carrick has told the club to sign Newcastle United star Sandro Tonali too, with the 26-year-old one of the best in his position in the Premier League.

The Italy international won’t come on the cheap though, with the Magpies said to value him at up to €100m (£86m).

The Red Devils will look at another low-cost option too, with three Championship players among those linked.

Southampton’s Shea Charles and Middlesbrough’s Hayden Hackney have been mentioned, along with the recently-relegated Mateus Fernandes of West Ham United.

The Mirror claim that Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, Brighton and Hove Albion’s Carlos Baleba and Real Madrid duo Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde are also on their shortlist.

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Anthony Gordon’s Wage After Leaving Newcastle For Barcelona Emerges

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May 27, 2026

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The summer transfer saga involving Anthony Gordon is already set to come to an end, after Newcastle United accepted a mega-money offer from Barcelona for the winger.

GIVEMESPORT sources understand a deal has been agreed worth in around £70m, plus a future sell-on clause for the England international, who will jet out to Spain to complete a medical before finalising a deal before the World Cup.

That’s despite major interest from Bayern Munich and Premier League clubs about a move, with Newcastle in a position where they were forced to listen to offers after a poor season in the Premier League meant they missed out on European football entirely.

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According to The Chronicle Live, the Magpies received two rival bids on Wednesday for the 25-year-old’s services – one from Barcelona, and one from Bayern Munich.

But the Bundesliga champions were blown out of the water, and refused to match Barcelona’s bid, which allowed the Catalan club to seal an agreement and get a deal over the line, with a deal worth £69.3m including add-ons.

It’s reported that Gordon has already said goodbye to his teammates, and in a stunning update, he is now set to see his wages doubled to around £300,000-a-week at the Camp Nou.

Gordon was left out of the Newcastle side since the clash with Crystal Palace back in April, with Eddie Howe admitting that they were ‘planning for the future’ with his absence. Now a deal has been agreed, and the club will get the financial injection they were looking for to help them bolster their own squad, while also hoping to keep hold of other stars.

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With Gordon set to earn around £300,000-a-week in Spain as part of his agreement with the club, he is expected to climb the list of England’s highest-paid players as a result.

Currently, the country’s top earner is Ivan Toney, who takes home a whopping £427,670-a-week from Saudi club Al-Ahli. His form has somewhat justified the money, netting an impressive 42 goals in 49 appearances, and earning a spot in Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for the World Cup.

Behind him is Harry Kane, who earns £419,120-a-week at Bayern Munich, while Real Madrid superstar Jude Bellingham earns around £350,000-a-week in the Spanish capital. But Gordon would slot into the list just behind him, and alongside the likes of Jack Grealish and Bukayo Saka once he puts pen to paper on his new deal.