Manchester United's free signing of Gomez is close to reaching a verbal agreement, and the initialing can be made as early as January! Succeeds Erickson

According to British media, Manchester United's negotiations with former academy midfielder Angel · Gomez are progressing well and are close to reaching a verbal agreement to sign him back to the club for free next year. According to France's newspaper La Liga, there is no indication that Gomez will renew his contract with Ligue 1 club Lille. Although no details have been made public, it is clear that it is not that Nice does not want to negotiate a contract extension, but that Gomez himself does not intend to stay.

Gomez, who was born in Portugal and moved to Manchester as a child, has recently said publicly that he would love to return to Manchester United. In an interview, he said it was hard to turn down the opportunity to return to his hometown. Gomez said: "I would love to come back. But on the football field, you never know what's going to happen. People always feel soft about feelings, so of course it's hard to say no."

Due to a lack of game time during his time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Gomes left the Reds on a free transfer at the end of his contract in 2020. After developing into an excellent attacking midfielder, this season,

The 24-year-old, who has been called up to the England squad twice, will consider a move to a top-flight club in order to further cement his international status. In six of Lille's seven Ligue 1 games this season, Gomes has started and created 10 shots on goal for his team.

However, not everyone is backing him to return to Old Trafford, with former Manchester United midfielder Niki · Bart suggesting he should not return to the Red Devils.

Bart explained that while 'Little Angel' has the ability to establish himself at Manchester United as they are now, his style of play is more suited to other top flights. "La Liga is a perfect match for Angel [Gomez] and of course he can easily play in the Premier League and he can play for Manchester City tomorrow. But when you put him at Manchester United, he has to have plenty of strength because there's a big hole there. The opposition made their way through the United midfield in incredible fashion, which was a very tough challenge for Gomez.

Former Manchester United's chief scout · Brown has confirmed that a number of Premier League clubs are currently keeping an eye on Gomes, as the £25 million player could not be missed as he could get his hands on free.

Tottenham, Arsenal are the top clubs that have recently been linked with Gomez, Aston Villa and Newcastle United are also in contention, and they and Manchester United scouts both looked at England's 3-1 win over Finland, with Gomez setting up Jack Grealish's goal.

"I've heard a lot of Premier League clubs are looking at Gomez," Brown told Football Insider, "and it would be stupid if they didn't think about bringing him in. For players who play for England, if you look at his stats, you will see that he always has a high number of touches and possessions. His assist for Finland was very beautiful and not many players could see that line, let alone be able to pass the ball."

'There's no doubt about his quality, it's just that there are doubts about his fitness for England, but playing for England shows that he's fit. It also speaks to his character, he could leave Manchester United, play in a different position, play abroad and make a name for himself and eventually join the England team. So, there are a lot of clubs that are looking at him and considering whether to make an offer for him. He can get it for free, and anyone will consider fighting for it."

As long as Gomez does not sign a new contract before the end of the year, he will be free to sign a pre-contract with a non-France club next year. It is reported that Manchester United have rejected the plan to bring in Lille early in the winter transfer window in January at a low price, although the Red Devils have a good relationship with the Ligue 1 club through the deal of Lenny · Yoro, but Jim · Sir Ratcliffe's INEOS team would prefer to get the little angel for free next summer, and he can replace the position of veteran Casemiro or Eriksen.