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Coventry make contact with Marseille over Angel Gomes

·By Junior Yekini
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Coventry make contact with Marseille over Angel Gomes

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Angel Gomes is being lined up for a Premier League return by Coventry City, who have made contact with Marseille over the midfielder following a difficult loan spell at Wolves.

Wolves signed the 25-year-old on loan towards the end of the winter window and he went on to make 12 league appearances, seven of them starts, plus one more in the FA Cup, without registering a goal or an assist for the Molineux club.

Wolves held a purchase option worth around €7m, but there was only ever an extremely slim chance of the option being exercised given his underwhelming form, a decision further reinforced by the club's relegation to the Championship.

According to L'Équipe, Coventry are now considering a move for the London-born midfielder this summer. Marseille have already offloaded several players and are working to trim their squad further amid ongoing financial difficulties at the Ligue 1 club, who need to reduce their wage bill. Gomes is one of two Marseille players leaning towards a return to the Premier League, alongside Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, whose interest from Newcastle United was reported separately earlier in the day and has since been corroborated by the same newspaper.

Bruno Génésio left Gomes out of his core plans during the player's final year at Lille, and although the coach, now in charge at Marseille, has used him during pre-season, he does not appear to have a major role lined up for him next season.

Following a disappointing spell at Wolves, the midfielder is looking for another opportunity in the Premier League, having previously said in an interview that he remains open to playing "anywhere" given the uncertainty over his Marseille future.

Frank Lampard's side have come forward and asked about the former Manchester United academy product, and Marseille, who are looking to move him on, would not stand in his way should Coventry make a concrete push, though there is no indication yet of the newly promoted club advancing the interest any further.