Medical Completed: Player completes medical to join Manchester United as the Reds made him the most expensive signing in English football history- Official announcement will hold tomorrow
Manchester United are now confirmed to have missed out on one target — who also happens to be a product of their own academy.
Indeed, Angel Gomes has chosen to join Olympique Marseille following his release from Lille, where he had rebuffed their contract proposals and instead decided to pull the curtains on his tenure after five years.
One of those was spent with Portuguese outfit Boavista on loan in 2020/2021, during which he impressed so much that he was granted a more prominent role upon his return to Lille.
Angel Gomes to join Marseille on three-year deal
United were among a host of clubs — along with Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur — mulling over a move for the England international this summer after it became clear he’d be available for nothing, making him a relatively risk-free signing for any suitor.
However, Gomes ultimately came to the conclusion that staying in France and moving to a Champions League club was the most suitable next step for his career. Marseille’s second-placed finish in 2024/2025 rubber-stamped their return to Europe’s elite competition next term, and the former Red will be hoping to play an influential role in their campaign.
Romano revealed this morning that Gomes’ ‘medical [is] ongoing today’. Assuming all goes to plan, he’ll put pen to paper on a three-year deal at the Velodrome.
Why INEOS ultimately opted against Gomes pursuit
From INEOS’ point of view, their priority has been forward additions — hence finalising Matheus Cunha’s move from Wolverhampton Wanderers on the first day of the window.
They’ve also been in ongoing negotiations with Brentford to try and hash out a deal for Bryan Mbeumo, with the 20-goal talisman prioritising a switch to the Reds over the likes of Arsenal, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur.
Only after Amorim’s attacking contingent has been sufficiently bolstered will the key decision-makers then consider other areas of the squad to strengthen, such as the goalkeeping department.
