Moron Gomez Release Clause Have Celta Blown It?

Maxi Gomez is Spanish club Celta Vigo's prize asset, and as such it is only to be expected that they will play hard ball when it comes to the player's sale, however Celta's insistence that the full release value of £42 Million be paid has put the brakes on two of his previous suitors moving for the talented Uruguayan.

The simple fact is other than Barca, Real and Atletico teams in Spain just do not have the resources to do battle with cash rich Barclays Premier League clubs, even West Ham United! It is not just a question of being able to pay the often exorbitant prices being quoted, but the wages that can be offered for relatively 'unproven' young players are astronomic compared to those on offer in mainland Europe and elsewhere, only the Chinese Super League can offer more but they are generally only interested in 'household' names.

As if to add to Celta's woes, West Ham has been offered the chance to sign 25 year old Spanish centre forward Loren Moron by Real Betis, a club Hammers have done business with in the past, the unfortunately named Moron is valued at £35 Million and Hammers were linked with a move for the player last summer but the player was advised to stay another season before countenancing a move, his release clause was increased and he was signed for another three years in order to bump up his eventual resale value.

Although Manuel Pellegrini and Mario Husillos are quite keen on bringing Moron to the London Stadium, neutral observers will whiff a hint of bluff in the negotiations for Moron and also of the recent interest in Callum Wilson, it seems these 'players of interest' are merely a side game to chip away at the Celta Vigo hierarchy.

It should be remembered how protracted the negotiations for Felipe Anderson were last season, on occasions it seemed that there wasn't a snow ball in hell's chance of the deal getting over the line, but it did in the end, who is to say that here will not be a similar positive outcome with the Gomez transfer? The situation has been further complicated by Gomez's appearances for Uruguay in the Copa America, any concrete move will have to wait until possibly July the 7th if Uruguay progress to the final stages.

Softly, Softly - Ed