As Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Toti Gomes was recently called up by the Portuguese national team, there’s been big interest from the local media about him and his path to the Premier League.
That’s why newspaper Record today shares a two-page interview with him. There, they asked him about the feeling of being in the international squad for the first time, as well as his growth at the Molineux side.
Toti Gomes is slowly gaining playing time at Wolves, with 20 appearances for the club this season, most of them towards the end of the season. Now that he’s finding a place in the team, he was asked about what his next goals are at the club.
“At the end of the season I had what I needed: minutes on my legs. Minutes to show who I am. It was a time when the coach bet on me and I responded with work. I think all players need to play for the evolution process,” Gomes told Record.
Asked if Julen Lopetegui has already talked about the plans he has for him next season, he said there was no communication for now.
“No. The season ended and we all went on vacation to rest.”
As usual, Record asked Gomes about the adaptation to a club which has so many Portuguese players in their squad, and the defender claims that helped him a lot.
“It made it a lot easier. I felt at home and I could immediately see which group was integrated and that everyone got along well. They always talked to me in training and outside. I got loose, Mister Bruno Lage liked what he saw and gave me my debut in the Premier League. Fortunately, it went very well. There is a close relationship between all Portuguese people and some English people integrate with us and even try to speak Portuguese.”
Quizzed about words the English players learn in Portuguese, he didn’t really want to get into that.
“(Laughs) The first words they learned were the bad ones. But also other easier ones like ‘good morning’. They hear us say and repeat.”
