Anderlecht’s CEO Peter Verbeke has explained how defender Sergio Gomez cried in his office because he wanted to join Manchester City.
The left-back joined the Blues for £11 million in the summer, when Pep Guardiola turned down Brighton’s Marc Cucurella’s price tag. He was brought in to replace Oleksandr Zinchenko, who went to Arsenal with Gabriel Jesus.
The 22-year-old was very eager to move to Man City because he had been a fan of the team since he was young.
Peter Verbeke, the head of Anderlecht, said that Sergio Gomez stood in his office “in tears” when he was trying to move to Manchester City.
“Sergio Gomez is a story apart,” Verbeke told Het Laatste Niuews (via Sport Witness). “Actually, our intention was to sell (winger, Francis) Amuzu and keep Gomez, contractually it made the most sense.
“At some point it became clear that Gomez absolutely wanted to go to Manchester City, he was standing in my office in tears. Financially, we could also do a great business there.”
Gomez played 47 times under Vincent Kompany at Anderlecht before he was appointed Burnley boss.
He has made seven appearances in all competitions for Manchester City, providing one assist so far.
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