Heurelho Gomes rethinks retirement plans by penning new one-year Watford deal: ‘I feel as excited as I did when I signed my first contract here’
- Heurelho Gomes looked set to retire before agreeing Watford contract extension
- The 38-year-old has made 156 appearances for the Premier League outfit
- The veteran goalkeeper arrived at Vicarage Road from Tottenham back in 2014
Veteran goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes has agreed a new one-year deal with Watford.
Former Brazil international Gomes, who arrived at Vicarage Road from Tottenham in 2014, looked set to retire before agreeing the contract extension.
The 38-year-old has made 156 appearances for the Premier League outfit, the most recent coming in the 6-0 FA Cup final defeat to Manchester City.
Heurelho Gomes has delayed retirement by agreeing a new one-year contract with Watford
‘The feeling was more to retire – I had my stuff packed! But the atmosphere that we created around the group is something special,’ Gomes told the club website.
‘I feel as excited as I did when I signed my first contract here.
‘I’m not going to say that this is my last year because you never know – I said that last season and I didn’t do it.
‘This started in 2014 and now I don’t know when it will end. I believe we still have so many things to share together.’
The 38-year-old goalkeeper has made 156 appearances for the Premier League outfit