GOMEZ COMMITS TO LIVERPOOL TILL 2027

JOE gOMEZ has become the latest Liverpool player to sign a new contract after the club put together a new deal to illustrate their faith in the England defender. gomez has endured two difficult years — a serious knee injury decimated his 2020-21 campaign and there were not enough opportunities for him to play regularly last season. however, the 25-year-old — who joined Liverpool in June 2015 from Charlton — has signed terms that will keep him at Anfield until June 2027. There were times last season when gomez felt as if he was not making enough of a contribution — he only played eight games in the league. Despite this, he was able to see the bigger picture. ‘It’s obviously a special moment for me and my family,’ said gomez (left). ‘Another one that you dream of as a kid and one I don’t take for granted. ‘It is an unbelievable place to be, in my eyes probably one of the best if not the best club in the world at the minute.

‘The opportunity to extend my stay here was an easy decision to make. I still feel young. I have got more to learn and the time to do that.

‘I think I have the platform here to do it with the manager and the coaching staff around me and my team-mates, to make sure the best years are ahead.

‘As a group (here at Liverpool), the sky is the limit. Who is to say we can’t go on to do more than we did last season?’ gomez has been working hard this summer to ensure that he is in the right shape for Liverpool’s pre-season.

It is not out of the question that he could force his way into gareth Southgate’s plans for the World Cup if he makes good progress for his club at the start of the season. The England manager is a fan of gomez and has given him 11 caps.