Gomes makes his choice
It’s a cruel blow to the Irons where Manuel Pellegrini and Mario Husillos have been trying to persuade him and his advisers that the London Stadium is his best destination.
But it seems that Gomes wants Goodison Park and the Irons will now look at other alternatives they have in place stressing they don’t want to sign players who aren’t over keen on joining the the club.
Despite that, the Hammers haven’t entirely given up on the deal but believe they have only a remote chance of seeing the player change his mind after spending last season with The Toffees and aren’t keen on pursuing players who aren’t 100 per cent ready to join us.
Earlier today we revealed West Ham increased their bid from £18m to £20m to Barcelona but have been told that the 25-year-old has his heart set on a return to Goodison Park.
Everton’s interest had been reported as cooling by veteran journalist The Sun’s Alan Nixon earlier today but we had also revealed that the Hammers had been unmoved by the story and that at this stage of the season it was very much a case of “cat and mouse .”
A senior club source speaking to Claret and Hugh via email this evening said: “We believe Gomes has chosen Everton ahead of us, so whatever we bid is probably irrelevant. We do not want players who do not want to come to us, we have alternatives”