Everton and Forest join Bournemouth’s chase for Vasco’s Colombia forward, and the Brazilians want their second-biggest sale ever

Bournemouth are no longer the only Premier League club asking about Andrés Gómez. Everton and Nottingham Forest have both made enquiries about the Vasco da Gama forward, although neither is close to the stage the Cherries have reached.

According to ESPN Brasil, the 24-year-old Colombia international has interest from several English clubs, and the people running Vasco know it. They also know Gómez wants to go back to Europe.

That doesn’t make him a bargain. Vasco’s hierarchy have no intention of making an exit easy, and the expectation inside the club is that he becomes the second-biggest sale in its history.

Where do Bournemouth stand in the race?

Out in front. Bournemouth have been talking to Vasco about Gómez for some time, and those talks are expected to warm up again around the turn of the year, just as the January window comes into view. We looked at Bournemouth going back to Vasco for Gómez at the start of the month, and nothing since suggests the interest has cooled.

It’s a route they already know well. Bournemouth signed Rayan from the same club, so both sides already know how a deal between them works.

Everton and Forest are only sounding things out

Everton and Forest are further back. Both have made enquiries, but neither has moved on to more detailed talks with Vasco. For Everton, it’s another sign of a club looking abroad for January options, having also made contact over Kevin De Bruyne at Napoli.

Forest do have one thing in their favour. They already have a good relationship with Vasco through other deals, including the loan of left-back Cuiabano. They haven’t suggested putting him into any deal for Gómez, though, and Vasco are working to keep both Cuiabano and Robert Renan.

It’s a busy winter in the Forest recruitment department too, with the club already showing interest in a Championship centre-back.

How much would Andrés Gómez cost?

Close to €20m, if Vasco get their way. That’s the figure the club are hoping for, and it would be a fine piece of business: they paid €4.5m for 60% of his economic rights.

His record at São Januário is steady rather than spectacular. Gómez has nine goals and 14 assists in 72 games for Vasco, which says as much about his creativity as his finishing.

Vasco are also planning a clear-out for 2027. Several players with deals ending this season, and little used by head coach Pedro Emanuel, are expected to go, while loan players Johan Rojas and Cuesta are heading back to Monterrey and Galatasaray at the turn of the year.

Verdict: this one is Bournemouth’s to lose

Bournemouth have done the groundwork, they know Vasco from the Rayan deal, and their talks are already due to pick up again in a few weeks. Everton and Forest have asked the question; Bournemouth are already in conversation.

The €20m price is the sticking point. For a forward with nine goals in 72 games, that’s a lot of faith in what he could become rather than what he has done. But with Gómez keen on Europe and three Premier League clubs now asking about him, Vasco have every reason to hold out, and a bidding race is exactly what they’d want.