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Man United eye £19.5m Portugal playmaker; West Ham seal £8.5m transfer for Bilic favourite

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According to Mirror Football, Manchester United are targeting Valencia midfielder Andre Gomes; whilst Takvim claim West Ham have agreed the £8.5million transfer of Besiktas winger Gokhan Tore. 

The 22-year-old is one of Portuguese football’s most exciting youngsters, having already represented the national team on four occasions, and agreed a transfer to Valencia last summer following an impressive 2014/15 campaign on loan at the Mestalla.

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The midfielder has struggled to replicate that impact this season but Mirror Football nonetheless report that Manchester United are keen to acquire his services during the summer transfer window along with Italian champions Juventus. Gomes’ contract includes a £19.5million release clause and he’s thought to prefer a move to the Premier League over Serie A. 

Meanwhile, Turkish outlet Takvim report that West Ham have agreed an £8.5million deal with Besiktas for the summer transfer of exciting attacker Gokhan Tore, who has bagged four goals and five assists in 14 Super Lig starts so far this season.

The 24-year-old has emerged as one of the Turkish league’s leading talents since Slaven Bilic brought him to Istanbul in 2013 and it appears the former Besiktas boss has now secured an East London reunion with the Turkish international, who previously spent two years in the academy set up at Chelsea.

According to Takvim, the £8.5million deal for Tore will be officially announced in May.

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