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Tottenham<\/a> Hotspur and West Ham United are <\/a>chasing former Manchester United <\/a>midfielder Angel Gomes, amidst reports that he will leave Lille for free in the summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angel has had an outstanding stint at Lille this term, which earned him an invitation to join the England squad under former interim coach Lee Carsley, who saw that he had potential <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Per reports by the Telegraph, any transfers will have to wait until the summer, when he\u2019ll be available to move for free after his contract expires. Top Premier League teams like the Spurs and Hammers have already shown interest in him. They\u2019ll certainly be watching Angel for the rest of the season before deciding where he goes next. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gomes told L\u2019Equipe that leaving Old Trafford in 2020 was \u201cvery difficult\u201d and he would love to rejoin the club if he got the chance. With his contract nearing its end, Manchester United might take him back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It was a very difficult decision,” he said. “In my heart, I wanted to leave, in my head, I was thinking of staying. But I had to follow my heart. I felt that I needed to take another step in my career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I felt that had I stayed, there wouldn\u2019t be a lot of opportunities for me. Luis Campos (Lille’s then sporting director) and Lille spoke about their project and I believed in it even more, that\u2019s what convinced me to move – the faith Lille had in me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Do I imagine myself coming back one day? Obviously, it\u2019s home. I would love to come back. But you never know in football. I just have to keep my feet on the ground, and keep playing, making the most of it. I can\u2019t predict what will happen in the future.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United are chasing former Manchester United midfielder Angel Gomes, amidst reports that he will leave Lille for free in the summer.\u00a0 Angel has had an outstanding stint at Lille this term, which earned him an invitation to join the England squad under former interim coach Lee Carsley, who saw that he had potential  Per reports by the Telegraph, any transfers will have to wait until the summer, when he\u2019ll be available to move for free after his contract expires. Top Premier League teams like the Spurs and Hammers have already shown interest in him. They\u2019ll certainly be watching Angel for the rest of the season before deciding where he goes next.  Gomes told L\u2019Equipe that leaving Old Trafford in 2020 was \u201cvery difficult\u201d and he would love to rejoin the club if he got the chance. With his contract nearing its end, Manchester United might take him back.  “It was a very difficult decision,” he said. “In my heart, I wanted to leave, in my head, I was thinking of staying. But I had to follow my heart. I felt that I needed to take another step in my career.  “I felt that had I stayed, there wouldn\u2019t be a lot of opportunities for me. Luis Campos (Lille’s then sporting director) and Lille spoke about their project and I believed in it even more, that\u2019s what convinced me to move – the faith Lille had in me.  “Do I imagine myself coming back one day? Obviously, it\u2019s home. I would love to come back. But you never know in football. I just have to keep my feet on the ground, and keep playing, making the most of it. 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