Boavista loan for Gomes after Lille move

Angel Gomes has signed for Lille following his departure from Manchester United last month - and will go immediately out on loan to Portuguese side Boavista.

The midfielder left Old Trafford on July 1 when his contract expired - after Gomes rejected a new deal to stay at the club who had nurtured him through their youth ranks.

A World Cup winner with England Under-17s in 2017, Gomes made his senior debut for United in May 2017 when - at 16 years and 263 days old - he became the youngest player to play for the Red Devils since Duncan Edwards. 

However, opportunities have been limited for Gomes at Old Trafford with the young talent not making a single Premier League start in 2019/20. 

Although former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was hopeful that Gomes would commit his future to United, Gomes has opted to embrace a new challenge and - after signing for Ligue 1 outfit Lille - he will spend next season on loan in Portugal. 

 

 

 

 

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It’s took me a while because it’s not been easy to put my emotions into words. Sadly the time has come to end a beautiful chapter that has been my life for 14 years. Being from Salford, Manchester United is all I have ever known. I went from playing on my estate, pretending to be Wayne Rooney to being in the academy And doing the same. May 21st 2017 I made my premier league debut for the club of my dreams aged 16 replacing the legend himself ‘Wayne Rooney’. I want to thank every single individual at the club for the help and encouragement I received, from the very first time I signed at the club. I want to thank all the coaches from every age group that looked after me from 6 to now. To all the kit men, Kath the receptionist, The media team, the security, the staff at the cliff, the staff at Littleton road, the staff at Carrington to the cleaners, you all played a part in getting me to where I am today. It is time I take the next step in my career, I hope you can all be proud off what I go on to achieve. I wish the club and everyone involved the best of luck, you will all be missed more than you can imagine. I also want to thank the fans, your SUPPORT hasn’t gone unnoticed. Once a RED always a RED 🔴🔴🔴 UTID Angel Gomes

Uma publicação partilhada por Angel Gomes (@angel.gomes10) a 4 de Ago, 2020 às 7:55 PDT