Newcastle United seem to be stepping up their bid for some of their top targets, and the Evening Chronicle today is reporting that Newcastle have bid £10M for for St Etienne’s 22-year-old 6ft striker Gomis.
Bafe Gomis - £10M bid for the explosive French striker
But Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is now showing a keen interest in Gomis.
Wenger is concerned that their current striker Emmanuel Adebayor may join Mathieu Flamini, and join AC Milan in Italy.
Gomis of course has only recently signed an extension to his contract with the St Etienne club, but he is still expected to move on following the completion of Euro 2008.
Director of Football Dennis Wise, Vice-President Tony Jimenez and Technical Coordinator Jeff Vetere have twice traveled to France to run the rule over the Frenchman, but the player has already mentioned that he would prefer a move to Italy.
Manager Kevin Keegan and Terry McDermott have also checked out the striker.
Gomis scored two goals in his International debut recently against Ecuador, and could well star for the French side during the summer.
France begin their Euro 2008 tournament today against Romania in Zurich, and Gomis is expected to start up front for the French.
We’ll be watching that game, but if Gomis plays well during the tournament, that will probably mean he will be less likely to arrive at Newcastle.
Comments welcome.
55 responses so far ↓
1 Midjew // Jun 9, 2008 at 13:31
“We’ll be watching that game, but if Gomis plays well during the tournament, that will probably mean he will be less likely to arrive at Newcastle.”
Lets hope he plays Crap then
2 Graeme // Jun 9, 2008 at 13:40
Well, if we cant have Eto’o, then this guy would be my choice, no doubt about it. This lad can hit the back of the net without thinking about it.
What a signing for the toon - IF it happens!!!!!
3 Ben_BKK // Jun 9, 2008 at 13:41
I doubt he’ll start the match, what with Henry, Anelka and Benzema in the team…could play in the match, but I think he’s unlikely to start.
Would love to get him though, looks like a good player. Wenger can bugger off, you’d think he’d be more wary, with the possibility of the 6 plus 5 rule coming in in a few years…
4 HATE PRAWN S'WICHES // Jun 9, 2008 at 13:43
IMO he has only signed an extention to his contract, so St. Elienne would get a better price!! when clubs came in for him!!
5 John // Jun 9, 2008 at 13:45
lets not get too excited about this news for Gomis and VDV ..Won’t be dissapointed then when they dont sign…
All speculation ..Nothing concrete..
6 geordie_jordan // Jun 9, 2008 at 13:48
gomis is a good player, but there’s no way he starts tonight… i hope the frenchies do well, i have 50 quid on them at 8-1.
7 micepie // Jun 9, 2008 at 13:55
Would be pleased but a) strikers aren’t the most important thing yet
b) even if we did Gomis I wouldn’t want us to lose Martins. Unlike some Toon fans I can’t see many players being able to make more impact than Martins
8 Graeme // Jun 9, 2008 at 13:56
When speculation started about Gomis leaving his club, the price being bandied about was £24 MILLION, so not sure a bid of 10 mill is going to clinch the deal
He is supposed to be better than Torres (£24 mill) and hailed as the next Drogba (£24 million plus to Milan!! Would still love to see him in black n white at SJP!!
9 beye the great // Jun 9, 2008 at 13:56
i am not to sure if it matters how he plays as arsene wenger doesnt buy out of tournaments
10 Bill F SPLASH THE CASH ASH // Jun 9, 2008 at 13:59
I think it’s a spot of window dressing, I have been advocating buying him since he was a nobody in the French league but I will be astonished if we get him now.
11 Tom4Nufc // Jun 9, 2008 at 14:04
If we get him then WOW, however not likely to happen, but I guess stranger things have happened at the toon… lets hope the recruitment team’s employment finally shows something worth paying them for… Gomis
12 Obafan // Jun 9, 2008 at 14:14
Would be fantastic, but what is the chance that we will get him. Perhaps we should hope that he won’t get any minutes at the Euro’s, but that would be too bad for him tho’. I really rate him very highly and I think he could, like Martins did 2 years ago, make an immense impact at St. James Park.
13 Ian // Jun 9, 2008 at 14:21
For our needs I still think Cisse is by far the safer bet, but I understand why people want this player. He lived in England and married a Welsh hairdresser so will be used to everything about England, Gomis hasnt.
We need superstar midfielders and they probably will have to be unproven players in the premiership, we dont want three quarters of the squad settling in to life in the premiership the odds are it will go wrong for us.
14 moza // Jun 9, 2008 at 14:24
This aint gona happen with wenger sniffin about. Why we’ve never had our major deals done before the euros is beyond me and how come wise hasnt managed to tie up one single signing?
15 HeronMag // Jun 9, 2008 at 14:36
This sounds so pessimistic but I’ve been so used to hearing these stories over the past few months, until I get home, flick on Sky Sports News and see Gomis standing on St James pitch holding up a black and white shirt I’m not going to let myself believe it!
If this and the VDV rumour are true then I’m delighted we appear to be acting far more aggressively in the transfer market. Gomis doesn’t look like a gamble for me. He’ s a big powerful like who would be the ideal foil for Owen or Martins.
16 Leo // Jun 9, 2008 at 14:37
i thought they wanted 17mil?
17 51times // Jun 9, 2008 at 14:37
Cisse is not a good player, people here don’t want him. Get over it.
18 Eric // Jun 9, 2008 at 14:40
Caution! It is an Alan Oliver story and relies on THE source WITHIN St James Park. Who did they say the groundsman was? Or was it the barman?
19 Eric // Jun 9, 2008 at 14:46
So some think Cisse instead of Gomis - we may stand more chance of getting Cisse. So he married a Welsh hairdresser. In that case he knows all about the short and back and side curlies but - as far as scoring is concerned does he know his way around the box? Gomis would be an ideal capture but do not think they will accept Smith as part of the deal!
20 Jonny // Jun 9, 2008 at 15:04
i know theres a lot of scepticism but hey at least its good news for once! being linked more firmly with van der vaart and gomis and selling ameobi is a lot better than last week being linked with boyce and that charlton cb, just hope its not all chronicle paper talk!
21 Tom // Jun 9, 2008 at 15:08
cisse married a hairdresser! hahahaaa says it all
22 Ian // Jun 9, 2008 at 15:20
Tom, yes it does now you mention it!!!!!!!!!
She is a bit cutting edge if she does his!
23 liamtoonbirchy // Jun 9, 2008 at 15:26
bbc breaking gossip says that two unnamed prem clubs and portsmouth want mattos the DM, 5.5m release clause. i hope we are one of the clubs because he is a good player, we need signings and we need midfielders.
do you rate him tomtoon?
24 Kash2 // Jun 9, 2008 at 15:34
Doesn’t matter if we sign Gomis or not, as he won’t score many goals if we don’t have any midfielders creating chances for him!
25 Joe // Jun 9, 2008 at 15:36
All these superstars being linked to us is just a ploy to sell tickets (because we cannot buy someone like we normally do)!!
There is no way top players like Van Der Vaart and up and coming players are going to sign for Newcastle, if any other decent side who can offer European football comes in for them.
26 Hadji // Jun 9, 2008 at 15:49
Uefa Cup…….whatever,if Ronaldinho signs for City for sure it wont be cause of the Uefa Cup………….MONEY TALKS.
27 lee caan // Jun 9, 2008 at 15:52
gomis signeda new 5 year contract with st entienne a few weeks ago so he ain leaving.
28 ToonKing // Jun 9, 2008 at 16:02
Marcelo Mattos is a superb player, i really hope were after him too, although i heard Pompey are very close….
29 broon ale // Jun 9, 2008 at 16:08
lee caan. your’re right. we will not be signing gomis. he signed an extension to his contract and had the following words to say.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11678_3643634,00.html
30 craig chisholm // Jun 9, 2008 at 16:12
another load of bollocks. i think that wisey has cracked it, he is flying all round the world - twice, having holidays and getting paid big bucks to do it. makes me puke. I thought his job was finding talent befor it costs a fortune - this guy is already worth 20 million. Thats prob why we have bid ten million for him, just so they can say, well, we tried to sign gomis!! i know, why dont we bid 40 million for ronaldo - we wont get him either for that price, but again ,mort can turn round and say, well, we were going to give 40 million but we missed out cos he went for 80 million in the end. Christ, i could bid ten million for gomis too. we should be signing up the players we already have but are on the verge of letting leave on free transfers. mid field and the wings must be our priority. there is only butt and geremi that we are confident will still be here come the start of the season. emre gone, duff going, milner has alot of interest, zogs does too. owen, taylor, harper, martins contracts all fcuked up. given on arsenals radar. christ!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ps, oh yeah, and ameobi going too. ha ha. its ok though cos we have ‘maybe’ signed a 15 yr old kid for a price that could rise to nearly a million if he does well, ha ha.
31 tooooooooon fan // Jun 9, 2008 at 16:27
wots happened to turan have we had a bid accepted yet
32 Spot The Zebra // Jun 9, 2008 at 17:14
A reported £10 million offer for a player Arsenal are said to be interested in.This isnt going to happen im afraid.Ashley needs to speculate in the transfer market to accumalate season ticket money.Otherwise he may be in for a shock when he takes his seat for the first home game next season.
33 scott9 // Jun 9, 2008 at 17:17
hasnt he just signed a 4 year contract
34 JP from The Rock of Gibraltar // Jun 9, 2008 at 17:20
I think we’re dreaming but you have to go for your dreams and someday you’ll might wake up saying..I can’t believe it I am living my dream! - What I mean to say is if we manage to capture Gomis then I’ll do back-flips! The guy is clearly talented and would be excellent for the EPL. He would be on the starting eleven for all if not most teams in the EPL and Europe. Massive potential and very young indeed. I just hope we somehow pull it off…please GOD!!
35 bailey // Jun 9, 2008 at 17:24
Why does Anal Oliver waste space.
Big headline then in smaller print Arsenal also chasing.
Thats that then no prizes for guessing which club Gomis will choose.
36 chuck // Jun 9, 2008 at 17:50
Like to see him in the black and white, looks like a future star.
Prices of 24m-17m. 15mm. bandied about mean nothing, as BILL f. SPLASH THE CASH, aptly puts it “window dressing”
The press would as we all know prefer to exagerate, sells papers.
Depending on his performance for France in the next couple of weeks, his price could go either way.
Recon somewhere around 11m. to 12m.
So lets see,
Gomis 12m
Turan 9.5m
Cuellar 7.5m
Evans 7.om
Bougharra 2.5m
Reyes 7.5m
Shorey 5.5m
Emana 6.5m
58m
outs
Milner 7
Duff 6
Emre 3.5
Carr 2.5
Ramage 1.5
Ameobe 4
58 - 24.5 = 33.5m price of a contender
37 sirjasontoon // Jun 9, 2008 at 17:53
Not going to happen…Why would he move after just penning a new deal.
10M I heard he was worth more than twice that.
C’mon Ashley you aint seriously after him…your taking the pi@@ fella.
38 deano // Jun 9, 2008 at 18:11
its funny
my season ticket came today then suddenly
gomies
vdv
new rooney
and more r comming
ashley GET YOUR MONEY OUT
39 Terry // Jun 9, 2008 at 18:22
chuck - Where are you pulling those numbers from? Ramage and Carr left for nothing, we won’t get £4m for Ameobi or £6m for Duff.
40 Eric // Jun 9, 2008 at 18:53
Saw Gomis for France now… Alan Smith would have done it better frankly… Looked slow and not worth any 10M… The only good news about that might be that he didn´t realy drag more clubs to him…
41 Andy1 // Jun 9, 2008 at 19:03
He’s just a shit Kenwyne Jones.
42 Jimbo // Jun 9, 2008 at 19:05
so Gomis was incredibly underwhelming… How many times did he try those step overs then give the ball away?? Having said that smith would have given the ball away, fouled whoever took it and got sent off for a secong yellow
43 matt // Jun 9, 2008 at 19:06
he penned a new contract not because he’s hoping to stay at st. ettienne, his price goes up, this is common sense. maybe he wont come to newcastle, but anyone who runs a major sporting club knows the longer the contract, the more money it’ll take to release them. St. Ettiene knows this, French clubs know this better than any other country.
and he was on for what, fifteen minutes? not even henry was going to break down that extremely well organised romanian defense.
and all this talk about you all not buying season tickets, c’mon. it’s a load of shit. If anything, we should be happy that ribery was marked so closely by chivu and that Rat guy (who i was impressed with as well) because ribery is france’s most dangerous player. dont judge Gomis off 15 minutes on the picth.
you all are so fairweather
44 Jimbo // Jun 9, 2008 at 19:09
im not saying he is shit im saying he looked shit. maybe he’s doing us a favour.. good lad!
45 Punk Skunk // Jun 9, 2008 at 19:14
Bang on Matt,
french clubs love to screw as much as they can from the english…It’s an excellent way to print money!..
…Aw yea, & we’re too thick to do the same when players contracts run down…
…& we pay!..
46 matt // Jun 9, 2008 at 19:15
well put jimbo!
either way, we all know he can score. how sweet would that african contingent look of martins and gomis up front.
Owen out!! we can sign three decent players in comparison to the amount of money he’s making a week
47 Obafan // Jun 9, 2008 at 19:22
Okay he looked not impressive in the minutes he played, but on the other hand which French player looked half descent, even Ribery played an average game. SO let’s not judge him on 20 minutes in which he hardly was able to show what he is worth.
48 Jimbo // Jun 9, 2008 at 19:23
you know what, i get the feeling that is why we are taking so long to sign anyone. ashley and co. want to see if owen will take a wage cut, if not then they’re gonna ship him off for as much as they can bearing in mind he only has a year left.
If this bid for gomis is real then id imagine contract talks with owen have taken a turn for the worse.
And tbh IF we can sign a striker good enough to hack it i think this is a good idea as long as it doesnt alienate keegan.
49 xfer // Jun 9, 2008 at 19:42
Didnt have an impact when he came on for France just now. Lost possession with fancy attempts. Made a decent run, but thats about it. I rate this player though, i think he has a good carrer ahead, 10 Mil is good, anything more, we should look elsewhere.
50 oga // Jun 9, 2008 at 20:01
Had a poor game just now! But that french team was disgustingly poor in general. Abidal over Evra & Clichy? Their coach is just as bad as Mclaren.
You can see Gomis is s a class player, but he’s a long way off the finnished article.
He dwells for far too long on the ball, and wasn’t winning any headers. He can get away with that in the France but not in the premier league.
I would definetely like to see him here, but for no more than the price quoted. If £10 million isn’t enough then bring in Cisse.
51 Punk Skunk // Jun 9, 2008 at 20:12
The french coach, Don Amechi, is a fool!..
…That game was like ‘listening’ to paint dry…Ha!..
…Let’s hope for a proper game between the dutch/italians!..Please!..
…Oh, v.nistelrooy has just got an offside goal!..
52 Punk Skunk // Jun 9, 2008 at 20:16
At last!..
…A real game!..
53 ELFER // Jun 10, 2008 at 7:49
hehe, his name is domenech!
funny boy…well now, it was rather hard for GOMIS to shine but I’m still excitet that we step up for him (and maybe also van der vaart too)
54 matthew // Jun 10, 2008 at 12:24
gomis isnt good enough he looked awful yesterday
55 Lawman // Jun 11, 2008 at 15:09
First time i saw him play (game against Romania) and from what i saw, he didn’t really impress me.
Seemed indecisive alot of the time which resulted in diddling about the ball for too long and ending up losing posession.
Having said that, if it’s true about Wenger also being interested in Gomis then that’s some assurance. Not a big fan of Wenger but you have to admit, he can spot talent and potential when he see one… Henry, Viera, Petite, Ljungberg, Adebeyour, Fabregas, Hleb etc etc….
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