{"id":1098170,"date":"2019-07-16T10:26:18","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T09:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1098170"},"modified":"2019-07-16T10:26:18","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T09:26:18","slug":"valencia-maxi-gomez-explains-west-ham-snub","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/valencia-maxi-gomez-explains-west-ham-snub\/","title":{"rendered":"Valencia\u2019s new signing Gomez explains reason for West Ham snub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Maxi Gomez has revealed that Champions League football played a big role in his decision to sign for Valencia over West Ham.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old joined Valencia on Sunday, signing a five-year deal with the club. The striker had been heavily linked to West Ham but revealed the lure of European football was too tempting to turn down.<\/p>\n<h2>Who is Maxi Gomez? 5 things to know&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Gomez is a 22-year-old Uruguayan striker.<\/li>\n<li>The forward signed for Celta Vigo in 2017 for around \u20ac4m.<\/li>\n<li>He burst onto the scene, scoring 18 goals in 2017\/18 and 13 in the league last season.<\/li>\n<li>Gomez is regarded as the heir to Luis Suarez&#8217;s position in the Uruguay national team.<\/li>\n<li>He has scored twice for his country and featured at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7311398-alexander-arnold-s-perfect-mentor-the-goat-right-back-is-available-for-free\/embed\/v4?eid=AQAAANirJF0mkG8A\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valenciacf.com\/en\/article\/en-maxi-gomez-for-vcf-to-show-confidence-in-a-player-is-a-big-thing-2019-07-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valencia<\/a>, he said:\u00a0&#8220;It&#8217;s really nice to be able to play in the Champions League. I&#8217;ve never done that before, and from a young age, I always dreamt of playing in the Champions League and LaLiga. I&#8217;m very grateful to Valencia CF and very happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gomez was reportedly open to the idea of moving to West Ham, but his fee proved to be a sticking point for the Hammers. Their unwillingness to meet his release clause perhaps played a role in Gomez&#8217;s eagerness to stay in Spain, as his recent interview suggests.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;I&#8217;m very happy to be joining Valencia CF. They&#8217;re a very big club, I&#8217;m happy to be here and it&#8217;s a good move for my family as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For them to show confidence in a player is a big thing. I hope to be able to give my all for Valencia CF, and that everything goes well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Should Arsenal Do Next? Squawka Documentary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PtQrlhxwj78?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>The Hammers&#8217; search for a striker goes on<\/h2>\n<p>West Ham seem to be linked with massive names every single transfer window: Alexandre Lacazette, Mauro Icardi and even Zlatan Ibrahimovic in recent years, all to no avail.<\/p>\n<p>Gomez would have represented a fine bit of business for the Hammers, but they will have to turn their attentions elsewhere in order to find a replacement for Marko Arnautovic. The Austrian finally departed the club for China earlier in the window.<\/p>\n<p>Frankfurt striker Sebastien Haller has been identified as the club&#8217;s new no.1 target, and the German club have now confirmed a fee has been agreed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1098113\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1098113\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1098113\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15163529\/Haller-Trezeguet-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15163529\/Haller-Trezeguet-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15163529\/Haller-Trezeguet-768x432-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15163529\/Haller-Trezeguet-768x432-66x37.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15163529\/Haller-Trezeguet-768x432-620x350.png 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1098113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/sebastien-haller-frankfurt-bulldozer-west-ham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE: Who is Sebastien Haller? 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