{"id":409205,"date":"2026-04-21T01:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/409205\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T01:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:30:08","slug":"howe-lays-down-ultimatum-to-tonali-and-gordon-amid-growing-united-rumours-man-united-news-and-transfer-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/409205\/","title":{"rendered":"Howe lays down ultimatum to Tonali and Gordon amid growing United rumours &#8211; Man United News And Transfer News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t18<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has fired a clear transfer ultimatum to Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon as the pair continue to be strongly linked with a move to Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle duo on United\u2019s radar<\/p>\n<p>United are readying themselves for another significant summer spending spree, helped by the financial lift that comes with qualifying for the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Following Saturday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2026\/04\/18\/chelsea-0-1-man-united-match-report-309017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">1-0 win over Chelsea<\/a>, United are bitterly close to booking their spot in the continent\u2019s most prestigious competition. <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/tag\/michael-carrick-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michael Carrick<\/a> and his side need just six points from their remaining five matches to mathematically secure qualification.<\/p>\n<p>United look set to reinforce every area of the pitch, from midfield to attack. The left wing, in particular, requires urgent attention and that need will grow even greater should <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2025\/08\/09\/all-manchester-united-loanees-for-the-2025-26-season-297528\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho<\/a> both leave as expected.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon is of interest to United, although a <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2026\/04\/19\/anthony-gordons-dream-club-named-as-man-united-circle-309067\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">recent report<\/a> covered by The Peoples Person relayed that the England international would much prefer a switch to La Liga giants Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Tonali, on the other hand, is a priority target for the Red Devils as they plan for a massive overhaul in the middle of the park. Tonali features highly on a list that also includes Elliot Anderson, Carlos Baleba, Adam Wharton and Aurelien Tchouameni.<\/p>\n<p>As rumours about the Newcastle pair continue to swirl, Howe has drawn a line in the sand, making it clear they must decide if they are \u201cin or out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Howe\u2019s ultimatum<\/p>\n<p>A chastening 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday made an already tense atmosphere at St James\u2019 Park even more toxic.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle have now lost eight of their last 11 Premier League games and currently sit in 14th place in the Premier League table.<\/p>\n<p>While Howe battles to retain his position as questions over his future intensify, he has also not shied away from expressing his views on the speculation surrounding Gordon and Tonali.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/lists\/sandro-tonali-and-anthony-gordon-given-in-or-out-transfer-ultimatum-by-newcastle-boss-eddie-howe-ami\/blt1b803276c5c8997a?utm_id=fa3iys5y8hyz9ezk&amp;utm_source_platform=newsnow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The English coach said<\/a>, \u201cWhat I will say is that what I see from the players is total commitment. I know the media will have different stories coming out at different times, I think that comes with the territory, as I\u2019ve said many times, with us currently. It\u2019s not something I want or encourage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want players totally fixed and here emotionally and physically because I think you can\u2019t do both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re either in or you\u2019re out, there is no middle ground for me, so if that is the case with one or two players, that would be hugely disappointing, but I can\u2019t give you any firm narrative either way because I\u2019m not involved in those conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cNo-one has said anything contrary to that to me personally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>United are next in action on Monday when they welcome Brentford to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>The Peoples Person has been one of the world\u2019s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/peoplesperson.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@peoplesperson.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"18 Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has fired a clear transfer ultimatum to Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":409206,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,112],"class_list":{"0":"post-409205","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}