By OkayGoal
Bournemouth are reportedly lining up a second raid on Vasco da Gama in 12 months, with Colombia winger Andres Gomez the man they want in January.
According to TEAMtalk, the Cherries are seriously interested in the 24-year-old, have already held initial talks with Vasco and are expected to make a proposal once the window opens. It is still only a report and nothing has been announced, but the logic behind it is easy to follow.
It also lands at a good moment. Saturday’s 2-0 win over Leeds left Marco Rose’s side seventh on 12 points after the day’s games, with six straight wins in all competitions and no goals conceded in any of them.
Why go back to Vasco?
Because the last one worked. Bournemouth paid €35m (£29.3m) to bring Rayan from the same club in January, and he has nine goals and two assists in 29 appearances since.
Their recruitment team are said to see Gomez as a similar type of attacker: a direct wide player who can operate on either flank. Rayan has also attracted plenty of attention of his own, and we looked at why Liverpool might come calling for him back in June. A club that knows it could be tested for its best young players has every reason to line up the next one early.
How much would Andres Gomez cost?
The word is less than the Rayan fee, though no figure has been put on it. Gomez is older than Rayan was, and Vasco are reported to hold the majority of his economic rights, which leaves less of any fee to be shared out.
Vasco are not under pressure to sell. His contract runs until January 2031, and reports in Brazil in April said the club wanted to keep him until at least the end of 2026, which a January deal would respect. Reports at the time of his permanent move in January put the price at a little over €4.5m for 60% of his rights, so a sale should still look very profitable from their side.
Bournemouth may not be alone either. Bayer Leverkusen monitored him earlier this year without making a formal offer, and other big European sides are said to have been watching him lately.
What has he done so far?
Rather a lot of travelling. Gomez started at Millonarios in Colombia, then had 18 months at Real Salt Lake in MLS, with 15 goals and 15 assists in 65 matches. Rennes came next, and three goals in 19 appearances there was no great return.
Vasco took him on a season-long loan in August 2025 and made the move permanent in January. This season he has eight goals and six assists in 49 competitive matches, which is a useful output rather than an eye-popping one, but he has clearly become a regular at that level.
He was in Colombia’s squad for this summer’s World Cup, has two international goals and played twice in their three friendlies during the last break. The one thing to watch is fitness: he has had minor concerns recently, though he is expected to be available in the coming weeks.
Do Bournemouth need another wide forward?
With this schedule, it is hard to argue they don’t. Rose’s side are in the Europa League, away at Sparta Prague on Thursday with Ipswich Town in the league three days later, and they have a Carabao Cup quarter-final against Liverpool to come as well.
There is competition already. Justin Kluivert set up the opener against Leeds, Amine Adli came off the bench to score the second, and Eli Junior Kroupi is the forward they reportedly refuse to sell in January. Gomez would be walking into a fight for minutes, not a guaranteed place.
Verdict: Andres Gomez to Bournemouth makes sense, but he is not the next Rayan
We like the thinking more than we’d bet on the numbers. A 24-year-old with European experience, a World Cup squad behind him and a run of 49 games in a season is a sensible way to add depth for a club playing on three fronts.
Eight goals in 49 is not Rayan’s return, though, and the comparison shouldn’t be stretched. If the fee stays well below €35m, this looks a smart bit of January business. If Vasco push it close to that, Bournemouth should walk away.