Angel Gomes is out of contract this summer (Picture: Getty)

Chelsea are keen on signing Manchester United youngster Angel Gomes on a free transfer at the end of the season, sources have told Metro.co.uk.

The playmaker is out of contract this summer and United have offered him a contract of around £25,000-a-week in a bid to keep him at the club.

United feel it is a generous offer for a player that has been at the club since the age of eight but Gomes’ representatives are unimpressed and have shown little encouragement that the midfielder will sign on current terms.

United believe Gomes is on a similar pathway to Lingard (Picture: Getty)

The club have defended their offer, citing Mason Greenwood’s recent extension as the benchmark for academy hopefuls making the step-up to the first team.




But Gomes is in a strong position. United are desperate to keep the diminuitive midfielder but there is a suggestion of impatience from the playmaker’s representatives over his pathway at Old Trafford.

Gomes has made just six appearances so far this term while the likes of Greenwood, Tahith Chong and Brandon Williams have all made substantially more.

United feel Gomes’ frame means his progress is always going to be slower and he’s been compared to Jesse Lingard in that respect, who didn’t break into United’s side until the age of 24.

But there’s a growing impatience from Gomes’ side and sources have told Metro.co.uk that Chelsea are keen to capitalise on his situation.

The Blues’ business model in recent years has been built around snapping up the best young British talent and Gomes, who captained England’s U19s to World Cup glory in 2018, is considered one of the best.

Chelsea have intimated that they’re willing to match United’s contract offer to Gomes but more importantly, will offer him a place in the first-team squad next season.



Lampard has shown faith in youth (Picture: Getty)

Frank Lampard is said to be particularly keen on Gomes and his willingness to throw 18-year-old Billy Gilmour into the first team has not gone unnoticed by Gomes’ camp.

Should the Blues persuade Gomes to move to Stamford Bridge, they would have to pay a compensation fee to United as the midfielder is under the age of 24 and came through the Reds’ academy.

United tied Chong down to a new deal earlier this week and hope that Gomes will follow.

‘With Tahith we’re very happy he sees his future here, we can see a very good player there and we’ll give him time to develop,’ Solskjaer said on Wednesday.

‘That is the same with Angel. We hope we can convince him in the near future and long term future that he’s a Manchester United player.’

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