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Milan go for goalkeeper Gomes Monday 31 December, 2007

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Nelson Dida appears to have lost Milan’s confidence and after Sebastien Frey the latest target to take over is PSV Eindhoven’s Heurelho da Silva Gomes.

Dida’s position at San Siro has become untenable after a series of catastrophic errors, culminating in the woeful howler that allowed Inter to win the derby 2-1.

A new shot-stopper is among the first priorities for the January transfer market and Fiorentina’s Frey had been suggested as a front runner.

Today the ‘Corriere dello Sport’ suggests that there is another candidate making waves – fellow Brazilian Gomes.

The goalkeeper will turn 27 in February and has been consistently impressive for PSV Eindhoven in both domestic competition and the Champions League.

He has been in Europe since the summer of 2004, switching from Brazilian club Cruzeiro to Dutch outfit PSV.

Gomes helped Eindhoven to the last three Eredivisie titles on the trot and this month extended his contract until 2013.

However, he would be more than happy to accept a step up to the European and World champions with a price-tag hovering around £5m.

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