Tottenham Hotspur were confident that they were set to win the race for Angel Gomes, but that is no longer the case after a major development regarding the England international’s future.
Those who regularly follow Spurs Web’s coverage would be aware Tottenham have been working on a deal to sign Angel Gomes on a free transfer after his contract with Lille ran out.
Last month, some outlets claimed that despite facing a lot of competition for the England international, Spurs are optimistic about their chances of landing Gomes.
Just a few days ago, it was revealed by journalist Ben Jacobs that Tottenham were growing increasingly optimistic that their contract offer to Gomes would be accepted.
Tottenham suffer monumental Angel Gomes blow
TBR Football have now revealed that Spurs were determined to win the race for the 24-year-old and were expecting to get the deal over the line, but the situation has now changed completely.
The England international now looks set to remain in Ligue 1 after agreeing a move to Marseille, where he will link up with former Tottenham man Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
The report says that Gomes snubbed several Premier League clubs in favour of a switch to Marseille, including advances from Man United and West Ham.
However, it is explained that Spurs will be the most disappointed ones as they were confident that they had a deal wrapped up before the midfielder’s change of heart.
Fabrizio Romano has also backed up these reports, revealing that Angel Gomes has reached a verbal agreement with Marseille and will thus be remaining in France.
Is Spurs’ managerial uncertainty costing them?
Gomes is not the only major target the Lilywhites look set to miss out on as Chelsea have now beaten Spurs to the signing of Liam Delap.
It has emerged that Marc Guehi has turned down the chance to join Tottenham while reports have also claimed over recent days that Bryan Mbeumo prefers to join Man United over Spurs.
This might be down to the lack of a decision from the club on Ange Postecoglou’s future and his potential replacement as players will naturally be hesitant to greenlight a move to a club without knowing which manager they will be playing for.
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