England midfielder Angel Gomes reaches agreement in principle to join Marseille on free transfer
England midfielder Angel Gomes has reached an agreement in principle to join Marseille on a free transfer, the French club have announced.
All four of the 24-year-old's international appearances came under interim head coach Lee Carsley in 2024, and he will now join Marseille after his contract at Ligue 1 rivals Lille expired this summer.
The former Manchester United academy midfielder made 134 first-team appearances for Lille across four seasons, but an injury-hit 2024-25 campaign limited him to just 20 appearances and 10 league starts.
𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 🤝
L'Olympique de Marseille annonce avoir trouvé un accord de principe avec Angel Gomes pour la venue au club du milieu international anglais 🏴 pic.twitter.com/dwbC4Mtncl
— Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) June 11, 2025
Gomes joined Lille in 2020 after making 10 senior appearances at United, where he spent 14 years, and featured in their run to the Champions League last-16 stage this season.
He spent the 2020-21 campaign on loan at Portuguese top-flight club Boavista, scoring six goals in 31 appearances, before returning to Lille the following season.
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Gomes made his United senior debut under Jose Mourinho in May 2017 but found first-team opportunities hard to come by and decided not to renew his contract in the summer of 2020, ahead of his move to France.
Marseille, who finished second in Ligue 1, confirmed their qualification for next season's Champions League with a 3-1 victory over Le Havre on May 16.
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