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Lille ace Angel Gomes not ruling out future Man Utd return
Lille ace Angel Gomes not ruling out future Man Utd return

Lille playmaker Angel Gomes admits he’d welcome a return to ex club Manchester United.

Gomes, 22, arrived United as a six-year-old but left for free in June 2020 with 10 first-team appearances to his name by former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The former England youth international has since established himself as a regular at French side Lille, breaking into the first-team after a loan spell at Portuguese outfit Boavista during the 2020/21 campaign. He’s played 12 Ligue 1 games this term, scoring once.

“It was a very difficult decision,” Gomes told L’Equipe when asked about his United exit. “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’t 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’s what convinced me to move – the faith Lille had in me.

“Do I imagine myself coming back one day? Obviously, it’s 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’t predict what will happen in the future.”



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