West Ham United have been linked with a big money move for Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes.
West Ham have had an £18m bid for the Portuguese midfielder rejected by Barcelona according to Sky Sports.
Gomes impressed in the Premier League last season on loan at Everton.
Pellegrini wants box-to-box Gomes
And he is believed to be West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini’s number one target on a mission to find a classy box-to-box midfielder.
Messi rift pushing Gomes out of Barca?
Earlier that season, claims emerged saying Gomes had been criticising Barca untouchable Messi behind the Argentine’s back (The Express and Dario Gol).
“It’s all been invented. I have too much respect for Valverde and for Leo to say something like that.”
‘Secret Ronaldo conversations’ strained relations
Dario Gol claimed Gomes feels Messi does not support him at Barcelona and is behind his Nou Camp struggles.
It was also claimed he had told all to Ronaldo, a player he holds in high regard. Gomes, Diario Gol say, also feels Messi trains poorly for Barcelona.
Gomes’s Barca struggles were laid bare in an emotional interview where he described his time there as ‘hellish’.
“Maybe it’s not the best word but (life at Barca) has become a bit of a hell, because I started to feel the pressure,” Gomes told Panenka magazine.
“The feeling that I have during games is bad.
“Thinking too much hurts me, because I think about the bad things.
“Although my teammates support me a lot, things don’t go for me how they want them to go.”
West Ham must take advantage
And that is why the midfielder appears to have no future at Barca as he sets his heart on securing a permanent Premier League move.
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