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There’s been a lot of hype recently around Manchester United’s academy graduate Angel Gomes, who departed Old Trafford back in 2020 for LOSC Lille.
Previously, L’Equipe reported an interview with the midfielder about his thoughts of returning to United one day, with Gomes saying: “Do I imagine myself coming back one day? Obviously, it’s home,”
He continued: “I would love to come back. But you never know in football. I just have to keep my feet on the ground, and keep playing, making the most of it. I can’t predict what will happen in the future.”
However, news is now emerging that a United legend has encouraged the star not to move back to Old Trafford.
Former Manchester United midfielder and academy coach Nicky Butt commented that Gomes would not benefit from a move back to The Red Devils.
Butt was in charge of the academy when Gomes graduated back in 2017, believing that the 24-year-old is destined for greatness.
Speaking recently to the PA news agency via The Express, Butt said: “I think he can do better than some of the teams that will be in for him in the Premier League,”
He continued: “The Spanish league is written all over for Angel. He could play in the Premier League easily. He could play for City tomorrow.
“When Angel left United (in 2020), I said to him ‘You’re going to go on and have an unbelievable career and I wouldn’t be surprised if you end up playing against Manchester United for Barcelona or Real Madrid in the next five, six, seven years’, because he was that good. And I’m not just saying that now that he’s made his England debut, I genuinely thought that a long time ago.
“He could play in the Premier League easily. He could play for City tomorrow. But then you put him in at Man United at the minute and he’s got to have the legs to go through the centre of midfield where there’s a massive gap, people run through the Man United midfield like you wouldn’t believe. Then it’s a really difficult game for him.”
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