Gomes: Everyone at Everton has been amazing with me

Thank you and the best of luck.

Real professional and a real gentleman.

Let's hope he keeps improving and helps the team perform better than the last two games.

It'll be a difficult one to get over the line because the lad is quality and should be playing Champions League; something Everton is a long way off, judging from our last two performances.

Let's hope he can be persuaded to buy into a long-term plan, but there are a lot of obstacles.

He wants it. He can't say he wants it, but after his time at Barca he's found a home. When the player and team both want the move / each other, the financial details are usually hammered out.

There is no hard evidence to state that Gomes wants to sign with us permanently. It's the gut feeling I have factoring in his previous, his happiness, our coach, our DOF, and our ambitions.

It's vital that we get the deal done; we should also be seriously looking on an upgrade on Gueye and Coleman in the summer. Coleman seems to have lost the attacking part of his game since that horrible injury... and Gueye just can't pass the ball. And obviously a striker asap... it'll be tough getting that position filled in the January window though.

I've seen the Spurs rumour as well, but I'm skeptical of his fit there. Gomes's best skill is bringing the ball out of the back, but Spurs have multiple players already who can do that. They love midfielders who can score, and that's not in Gomes's game.

And it would be hard to "upgrade" on Gana unless you want to significantly change the team, because he is the only ballwinner in the side, and nobody in the world does that better than he does. There are only a few players who combine that ability with top quality attacking skills, and I don't think Bousquets or Kante are coming here. (I suppose we could splash 㿼 million on Casemiro.)

Struggling to think of many better than this man in the league - be interesting to see how he plays against City who will no doubt have noticed his form, given their lack of Fernanhinho cover I'd be worry our Andre might be tempted there.

I would be very surprised if he didn't sign for us. When it comes down to the subject, let's face it, these guys are virtually all Millionaires already, so what do they want more money for? Some do, admittedly, but the impression I got from André is that he is happy at Everton, and I think he knows in the relatively short period he has been with us, he is loved by all, and that is reflected in his performances, which I would imagine will only get better.

Besides all the speculation linking him with Spurs, they are not renowned for paying over the odds for a player; they always seem to get the bargain basement deals and, to be fair, they have been quite successful.

Would he risk, if tempted to join another Club (Spurs), where I doubt if he knows anyone, there are no Portuguese there as far as I am aware. In addition, would he be guaranteed a regular position in their side?

If he says he wants to move here permanently, I can't imagine a deal won't be struck... though Barca will be looking to maximize their profit and leverage our overwhelmingly undisguised interest, while Brands is too shrewd to simply capitulate to their demands. I suspect negotiations will be neither quick nor easy.