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title: "West Ham to launch €8.2m Gomez bid"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2016/08/02/west-ham-launch-e8-2m-gomez-bid/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Thomas Bore"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-08-02T12:52:24Z"
modified: "2016-08-02T12:52:24Z"
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# West Ham to launch €8.2m Gomez bid

Turkish source [Haber7](https://spor.haber7.com/avrupa-ligleri/haber/2061956-gomez-icin-82-milyon-euroluk-teklif) claim West Ham are resigned to missing out on Colombian striker Carlos Bacca and have now turned their attention to Mario Gomez of Fiorentina.

Gomez was linked with a move to East London earlier this window after impressing at the Euros, though a move failed to materialise. Slaven Bilic is desperate to bolster his attacking options this summer and is thought to be a keen admirer of the German international.

According to [Haber7](https://spor.haber7.com/avrupa-ligleri/haber/2061956-gomez-icin-82-milyon-euroluk-teklif), West Ham are looking to conclude a deal as early as possible and will launch an €8.2million bid for Gomez. The 31-year-old’s future is expected to be resolved ‘in a short time’.

Gomez spent last season on loan at Bilic’s former side Besiktas, where he netted 26 times in 33 league games. Many expected him to then complete a permanent transfer to the Turkish side, but political unrest within the country has seen Gomez make a dramatic U-turn and shelve those plans (as per [The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/west-ham-weigh-up-7m-8541654)).