Official: Papu Gomez joins Monza on free transfer 

Monza have formally confirmed the signing of Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez on a brief time period contract, operating till the tip of the 2023-24 season. 

The 35-year-old arrives on a free switch, having been and not using a membership since terminating his contract with Sevilla one yr forward of schedule earlier on in the summertime. 

Regardless of the preliminary denial of Gomez’s signing by the Monza board, he arrived within the metropolis for his medical examinations on Friday, later placing pen to paper on a nine-month deal. 

Gomez has virtually a decade’s price of expertise taking part in in Italy, initially signing for Catania in the summertime of 2010. There he remained for 3 seasons, earlier than becoming a member of Metalist Kharkiv in Ukraine for the 2013-14 marketing campaign. 

One yr after leaving Italy, the Argentine returned to affix Atalanta for probably the most notable interval of his profession. Whereas in Bergamo, Gomez recorded 50 targets in Serie A from 209 appearances in a spell that lasted six-and-a-half seasons. 

Nevertheless, a falling out with coach Gian Piero Gasperini finally led to his departure, leaving in January 2021 to affix LaLiga outfit Sevilla. 

On their second season within the prime flight, Gomez’s new membership, Monza have had a tricky time of issues within the early levels of the season, sitting in fifteenth place with one win from their opening six matches. 

A possibility for Monza to file their second win of the season, and Gomez’s first comes on Monday night, when the staff journey to face Sassuolo on the Mapei Stadium.

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