da bet sport： Manchester United starlet Angel Gomes’ current contract with the Red Devils comes to an end in the summer of 2020.
da cassino： This has prompted Chelsea to show interest in bringing the 19-year-old to Stamford Bridge after its culmination, as reported by The Metro.
United have already offered the teenager a contract worth £25,000-a-week and it is suggested within the report that Gomes’ representatives are unimpressed with the offer, indicating that he may not re-sign on these terms.
The club have defended their offer though, using Mason Greenwood’s extension as a benchmark for academy players who are making their step up into the first-team setup.
Gomes has been handed limited game time this season, making just six appearances for the first-team, and The Manchester Evening News have suggested this is because he hasn’t signed a new contract yet.
With the above in mind, FFC writers have given their verdicts on whether United should offer Gomes improved terms.
Jonathan Radcliffe
“Angel Gomes is obviously a promising player, but it is worth pointing out that Manchester United went and paid £47m to take Bruno Fernandes, a player who plays in his position, to Old Trafford in January, and he has already hit the ground running with three goals and four assists in nine matches – that does not bode well for the youngster.
“Whilst it would be damaging to lose him to a rival, it would be worse for his talent to be wasted. The Red Devils should look at the bigger picture and let him go.”
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Lewis Blain
“I see no reason why Manchester United should tie Angel Gomes down to a new deal. The Red Devils are on a bit of a resurgence from the dead and he’s not played a part in it whatsoever. To me, he’s just another Tom Cleverley, who is probably better off forging a career away from Old Trafford.
“In addition to this, he’s provided zero goals or assists in ten first-team appearances per Transfermarkt, so he’s not exactly proving his worth either. Solskjaer is also well-stocked in his position following the addition of Fernandes in January – he’s got Pogba to return, too.
“Regardless of his comparisons to United hero Paul Scholes, he just isn’t living up to expectations and isn’t worth fresh terms – unless he’s happy to be a mere squad player. Gomes ought to leave for the greater good of all involved.”
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Charles Jones
“Honestly, I don’t see Gomes having any real future at the top-level.
“The young attacking midfielder is quite simply too diminutive standing at a measly 5 ft 3, and that lack of physicality would be huge at Sunday League level nevermind when you’re coming up against some of the best athletes in the world.
“Okay, small players have done well before, Lionel Messi is arguably the best player ever, but if Gomes had the talent to be the next big thing surely he’d have already broken through?
“Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hasn’t been hesitant to play youngsters, look at Brandon Williams and Mason Greenwood for example, but for some reason he’s steered clear of Gomes.
“I don’t think they should bother even thinking about giving him a new contract.”
Danny Lewis
“Having already had a £25,000-a-week offer turned down by the teenager, the last thing United should be doing is allowing themselves to be held to ransom by a youngster who hasn’t had much of an impact yet.
“With this said, he is a talented player, so if a u-turn is taken and he accepts the current terms then he would still be worth keeping around at Old Trafford.
“Even if he may not be able to make it into the team, with the likes of Fernandes blocking his route into the starting XI, there will likely be a sell-on value that makes it worth keeping him around – while he can also be somebody to use off the bench or in the cups for the time being while he proves his game.
“However, there is no way that they should be allowing him to force their hand towards giving him more money, considering there have been plenty of youngsters who have broken into the side ahead of him.”
Meanwhile, a Twitter post has shown what Bruno Fernandes has been getting up to.