There is an alternative version were he was told not to go to training or a game a# the club were negating his sake and needed the money.
Everyone wanted the move .
Gordon was on a hiding to nothing here, we mismanaged him 100% in the 6 months prior or to him leaving, we sold Richarlison, DCL dissaprared and he had the shoulder the main attack goal scoring burden 6 months into him becoming a regular. What he really needed was to be taken in and out of a PL environment and nurtured with good management and senior pros. He didn’t get that here he got it at Newcastle and thrived.
There is a lot of uncomfortable truths to go around in our handling of Gordon.