Jordi Gomez

davek · May 23, 2009

ToxtethBlue said:
Steve Claridge on Swansea City's Jordi Gómez | Sport | The Guardian

Came through the same Youth system as Arteta, at 1-2 million wouldn't be a major gamble.

Boss name aswell, always gives players that extra edge here.

Good find, TB. A player who gets the ball from the back four and starts attacks. Someone better alert Yobo! Encouraging words there from Claridge. Reading it, I wonder if Moyes feels Arteta might need deputising prior to full recovery?

Gwladys Nights · May 23, 2009

He's been mentioned on this very forum as a cheap Moutinho-alternative. He sounds very similar to Arteta stylistically. I think I saw him score a free-kick in a derby match for Swansea this year, commentators seemed to consider him a good player. I'd love us to qualify for the CL with a team of players who all cost £5m or less

(we'd have to sell Yakubu and Fellaini mind you).

------------Howard---------------
P-Nev---Jags---Don Joleone--Baines
Arteta---Gomez----Rodwell---Pienaar
--------------Cahill----------------
-------------Vaughan--------------

ToxtethBlue · May 23, 2009

davek said:
Good find, TB. A player who gets the ball from the back four and starts attacks. Someone better alert Yobo! Encouraging words there from Claridge. Reading it, I wonder if Moyes feels Arteta might need deputising prior to full recovery?

I think someone who can back up Arteta is needed, you always need someone who can pick a pass in midfield and has playmaking qualities. Gomez seems to fit the bill in terms of style and our formation would obviously suit him.

It'd be good to have a left footer in midfield aswell, we haven't had one for ages.

Barlows Boots · May 23, 2009

Haven't Espanyol just been relegated? Surely he won't be going back.....

Winci · May 23, 2009

If we want him we ca get him. there is no reason we should not be able to sign him. unless we sign moutinho :lol:

uknightbreed · May 23, 2009

i watched this fella play against fulham in the fa cup and even commented at the time that 'he looks like a lower league arteta'.

he had very impressive passing + vision and pretty much dictated the game.

could be a bargain buy again. (y)

Gazdalf · May 23, 2009

uknightbreed said:
i watched this fella play against fulham in the fa cup and even commented at the time that 'he looks like a lower league arteta'.

he had very impressive passing + vision and pretty much dictated the game.

could be a bargain buy again.

3 mill or less is like a trip to Netto.

Neiler · May 25, 2009

This one has Daveys' finger prints all over it!

Jordi over Joao any day!

Azzbot · May 25, 2009

Neiler said:
This one has Daveys' finger prints all over it!

Jordi over Joao any day!

Jamo Martinez · May 25, 2009

Barlows Boots said:
Haven't Espanyol just been relegated? Surely he won't be going back.....

Español performed a minor miracle to stay up. If I'm not mistaken they've won their last 9 games. 0n 44 points with a game left, which would mean they were on 17 points after 28 games and looking dead and buried.

steevie · May 25, 2009

Gazdalf said:
3 mill price tag maximum.

Worth a punt in my opinion. Did well on loan at swansea.

Problem is, he is yet another central midfielder. This is the area we are strongest and need a wide man and another forward.

ToxtethBlue · May 25, 2009

steevie said:
Problem is, he is yet another central midfielder. This is the area we are strongest and need a wide man and another forward.

Outside of Arteta we don't have another creative central midfielder. Someone who can pick a pass and dictate the way we play.

Osman is the closest thing we have to that and he's not the answer. At 3 million he'd be worth a gamble, left footed aswell.

Goat · June 19, 2009

BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | W | Wigan | Martinez captures playmaker Gomez

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has made his first signing for the club by bringing in playmaker Jordi Gomez from Espanyol on a three-year contract.

Martinez, who took over as Latics boss this summer after leaving Swansea, had Gomez on a year-long loan in Wales last season from the Spanish side.

Gomez, 24, scored 14 goals for Swansea and is thought to have cost £1.7m.

I guess we get to see how good this boy is.