Ex-Manchester United player, Angel Gomes has come out to share why he left the club for Lille.
He recently revealed that he made the move because he badly craved happiness in his football career.
According to him, even if leaving MUFC after 14 years was tough, it was a necessary step for his personal development.
He added that he is still a MUFC fan and he watches their games, but he had to leave for a fresh start.
His words, “It’s such a special club but I just wanted to be able to play and express myself,”
“I was offered a great contract, I had all my family and friends around me, but I decided that I was willing to sacrifice that to pursue a different path. It’s hard to understand how difficult a decision that was.
“I’m still a United fan. I still watch every game now, whether it’s the first team or the U18s. I could have stayed and gone out on loan but it just felt like I needed a fresh start.”
On Lille, “We spoke for a couple of hours, he knew me inside-out as a player, and he showed me his plan. It was exactly what I needed to hear,”
“In the first year, he wanted me to go to Boavista, it’d be a clean slate and I spoke to the manager there and loved his ideas.
“I didn’t see it as a step back, I saw it as my chance to kick on. I didn’t want to go somewhere and have that label of being a youngster. I wanted to play 90 minutes, have an important role, and show what I can do.”
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