Anthony Gordon lifts the lid on ‘crazy’ £60m bid from Chelsea

The England U-21 international was a target for Chelsea during the summer transfer window.

Everton forward Anthony Gordon has admitted the £60 million transfer fee Chelsea were prepared to pay for him was ‘absolutely crazy’.

After an impressive start to his senior career at Goodison Park, Gordon became a target for Chelsea. Various reports claimed the London club would pay £60 million to sign him. The deal, however, never materialized.

“That’s football nowadays – it’s absolutely crazy,” Gordon said on the Evening Standard about his reported price tag.

“Personally, I don’t think any player is worth that amount of money, but I’m also not going to talk myself down. The money in football, that’s just how it is nowadays. You’re also paying for potential all the time these days. That’s just how football goes.

“I wasn’t too focused on that because I can only control what I can control. I think the minute you do that [thinking he is a £60m player], there’s only one way you’re going to go.

“You need to stay humble. You need to focus on today and tomorrow and don’t look too far into the future. That’s part and parcel of football. When you’re doing well, there’s always going to be that speculation.

“But because the place [Everton] is so good, it’s not a place where I’m devastated because I have to stay. That’s never been the case. I was never desperate to leave Everton. It was definitely not the case.”

Gordon has scored two goals in seven league games for Everton this season under former Chelsea manager Frank Lampard. He could return to action on Saturday for the club’s trip to Southampton.