""I don't want to sound cocky, but I won most of them," Gower tells ESPN. Their last round was in early June. "All of our futures were up in the air and we knew it might be the last one for a while, but we didn't know where we were going or what anyone was doing at the time.""
"For his next move, instead of dropping down in order to rise again, he wanted something different. He has the right support around him: his father, Mark Gower, is part of Liverpool's recruitment team. His uncle, Simon Francis, is technical director at AFC Bournemouth. Francis' Cherries are part of the same Black Knight ownership group as Portugal Primeira Liga side Moreirense, and Francis mentioned them to Jimi. After a successful trial, he was handed a three-year contract."
"He's a technical midfielder, the sort who wants the ball at his feet, not watching it fly over his head from one end of the pitch to the other."
After training sessions, reserve players Jimi Gower, Lucas Martin Nygaard and Elián Quesada Thorn regularly played golf together. Gower left Arsenal when his contract expired in June 2025 after being informed earlier that he would not be offered a new deal. He received interest from lower-league clubs but chose to move abroad and signed a three-year contract with Moreirense following a successful trial. Family connections included his father, Mark Gower, working in Liverpool's recruitment team and his uncle, Simon Francis, serving as technical director at AFC Bournemouth. The other two teammates also moved overseas, with Quesada Thorn signing for Alajuelense.
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