Paul Robinson has revealed what his sources at Spurs have told him about the club’s rumoured interest in Angel Gomes.
Gomes has developed into one of the most consistent midfielders in Ligue 1 over the past couple of years. Now that he has broken into the England side, it appears only a matter of time before he is poached by a Premier League club.
The 23-year-old is now in the final year of his contract at Lille and it was reported by HITC last month that the player has no intention of signing a new contract at Pierre Mauroy Stadium.
The outlet added that Tottenham are keeping a close eye on the former Man Utd man, who fits the bill for the kind of number eight that Ange Postecoglou is looking for.
Robinson reveals that his contacts within Spurs have confirmed that the club are interested in signing the Lille star The former Tottenham number one also insists that Gomes would undoubtedly improve Postecoglou’s midfield.
When asked about Spurs’ rumoured interest in Gomes, the pundit told Football Insider: “He’s certainly a player that would make the team better without a doubt. I think he’s proven himself on the international scale, and Lee Carsley obviously has a lot of faith in him because he’s a good player.
“Given his age, I think he can only get better. I think you’d have to look at him a bit higher up the pitch. If you look at the cover they’ve got in a deeper position with Bentancur, Bissouma, Sarr, Maddison’s been playing deep and they’ve also got Archie Gray.
“An attack-minded midfielder is something Tottenham will be looking at alongside James Maddison, and, from what I hear from people at the club, Gomes could definitely be an option.”
While one can understand why Tottenham were looking at a number eight in the summer, one does wonder if that would still be a priority for Ange, now that Dejan Kulusevski is thriving in that role.
I would not be surprised if the Australian instead decides to sign another pacy-wide option to offer competition to Brennan Johnson.
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