Barcelona moves ahead for Gordon
Your top summer target is slipping. Barcelona have agreed personal terms with Anthony Gordon and are now in direct club-to-club talks with Newcastle, according to Fabrizio Romano. Bayern remain active behind the scenes, but Barça want the deal done fast to shut out both Bayern and Premier League rivals (2) (7).
Multiple outlets across Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Belgium all report the same: Gordon is edging closer to Camp Nou (1) (3) (4) (5) (6) (8).
Neuer out with calf injury
Manuel Neuer will miss Germany's friendly against Finland on Sunday with a calf problem. Julian Nagelsmann confirmed Oliver Baumann starts instead. As for Neuer's return, Nagelsmann wouldn't commit to the June 6 friendly against the USA, saying only that the goal is to have him fully fit by the World Cup group stage. Kai Havertz is also absent through injury (2).
Fan reactions
The Gordon-to-Barcelona news is dominating the conversation on Reddit, with many fans frustrated that Bayern are being outmaneuvered on a player who looked like a priority signing. Elsewhere, a debate is brewing over whether Michael Olise's uncounted assist in the DFB-Pokal final should have tied Messi's single-season record of 32, fans on r/BayernMunich are combing through the footage and questioning the stat-keepers. See the full discussion
