Lille's Angel Gomes Set To Make Marseille Switch
The former Man United player made over a century of appearances for Lille and found the back of the net 10 times since his arrival at the French unit.
Ligue 1 side Marseille announced that they had reached an agreement in principle with English international Angel Gomes on Thursday.
The 24-year-old Englishman, who joined Lille in 2020 from Premier League side Manchester United, is set to make the switch with his contract with Lille coming to an end at the close of the month.
The former United player made over a century of appearances for Lille and has found the back of the net 10 times since his arrival at the French unit.
'Olympique de Marseille announces that it has reached an agreement in principle with Angel Gomes for the arrival of the English international midfielder at the club," the club posted.
???????????????????????? ???????? ???????????????????????????????? ???????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????????? 🤝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 is set to join fellow United academy product Mason Greenwood, who finished the previous season as the joint-top scorer in the league with 21 goals in the season, tied with champion PSG's Ousmane Dembele.
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