Marseille reach agreement to sign Gomes on free transfer
Marseille have reached an agreement in principle to sign England midfielder Angel Gomes on a free transfer.The French club had been in talks to sign the 24-year-old, who announced in May that he would leave Lille when his contract expires this summer.Premier League clubs Tottenham and West Ham were also linked with Gomes, but he has chosen to remain in Ligue 1.Since joining from Manchester United in 2020, Gomes has scored 10 goals and provided 19 assists in 134 appearances for Lille.He earned his first four senior caps for England under interim manager Lee Carsley last year, but has yet to feature under current boss Thomas Tuchel.
Gomes' move to Marseille will see him link up with former Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi and reunite with fellow Manchester United academy product Mason Greenwood.The 23-year-old striker finished as last season's joint-top scorer in Ligue 1 with Paris St-Germain's Ousmane Dembele, with both scoring 21 league goals.Marseille finished second to PSG to earn automatic qualification to the league phase of next season's Champions League.
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