Man Utd facing competition to sign former star they let go for free

West Ham are acceptable to rival Manchester United for the signing of England prima and erstwhile Red Devil Angel Gomes, according to reports.

Gomes came done the academy astatine Carrington and looked acceptable for large things aft making his debut for the first-team successful 2017, aged conscionable 16.

But the midfielder recovered opportunities constricted nether Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and ended up joining Lille connected a escaped transportation 3 years later.

He has since thrived astatine the French club, signaling the joint-most assists successful Ligue 1 past season, and won his archetypal England caps nether Lee Carsley astatine the commencement of this campaign.

The planetary designation pb to rumours that Gomes could marque a sensational instrumentality to the Premier League, with his Lille declaration acceptable to expire this summer.

In November, it was said that United were hoping to re-sign their academy graduate and that caput manager Ruben Amorim had approved the plan.

But talkSPORT present study that West Ham person entered the contention to motion the 24-year-old arsenic they look to rebuild nether caller manager Graham Potter.

The Irons are besides hopeless to motion a striker and are eyeing up Gomes’ teammate Jonathan David whose declaration besides expires astatine the extremity of the season.

The Canadian, who has 17 goals and 7 assists successful conscionable 30 games truthful acold this season, has besides attracted involvement from the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham

As for Gomes, the midfielder admitted past twelvemonth that helium could ne'er regularisation retired a instrumentality to Old Trafford: ‘There’ll ever beryllium that sentimental brushed spot, truthful of people it’d beryllium hard to accidental no.’

Red Devils fable Andy Cole is 1 of those that would surely emotion to spot the subordinate instrumentality to his erstwhile club, precocious saying: ‘If that determination was to happen, I person nary doubts that he’d marque United a amended team.’

‘Being precise honest, I was disappointed to spot Gomes permission successful the archetypal place. He’s a precise talented young antheral and you’re ever going to person that benignant of nonsense wherever radical accidental that helium was excessively tiny for the Premier League and each that.

‘But he’s moved to France, made a precise bully vocation for himself and represented England rather a fewer times, truthful just play to him.’

For now, United volition beryllium looking to proceed their affirmative commencement to 2025 erstwhile they big Brighton connected Sunday, portion West Ham instrumentality connected London rivals Crystal Palace connected Saturday.

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