Anthony Gordon yet to receive Barcelona squad number with England star not registered in team days before season start

ANTHONY GORDON is yet to receive a Barcelona squad number and has not been registered with the club ahead of the new season. The clock is ticking until Barca’s opening La Liga game at Elche on August 23. Anthony Gordon is awaiting his squad number at Barcelona Gordon’s camp has reportedly been assured by Barcelona that there will be no problems registering their client for the new season. The England winger completed a stunning £70million transfer to the Spanish side all the way back in May. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! The 25-year-old departed Newcastle following three-and-a-half years at St James’ Park. His glittering World Cup campaign with England ensured a delayed start to his pre-season, as he joined up with his new team-mates earlier this week. The Catalan club have previously had problems registering players as they wrangle with La Liga finance rules. Dani Olmo famously missed a large chunk of the season due to the club’s ongoing financial struggles. The same applied with Victor, 23, who joined from Girona in July 2023. World Cup winner Ferran Torres could pave the way to some financial flexibility with him set to depart Camp Nou for PSG. Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Barca have signed Gordon and Germany national Karim Adeyemi this summer. Barcelona’s sporting director Deco is reportedly not be keen to hand Torres, who is in the final 12 months of his contract, a new deal due to the financial ramifications. Former Chelsea and Barcelona midfielder Deco reportedly met with Gordon’s agents, alongside his associates Bojan Krkic and Joao Amaral. It is understood that they discussed the transfer market but also Gordon’s position. Barca have ambitious transfer plans this summer with them keeping tabs on Rodri at Man City while they are keen to bring back Joao Cancelo following his loan from Al Hilal last term. Comment now