Joe Gomez could now push for Liverpool transfer after what pundit has seen
Joe Gomez’s Liverpool future is still in doubt despite back-to-back starts and the introduction of five substitutes from next season.
That is the view of former Premier League striker Noel Whelan, speaking exclusively to Football Insider about the 24-year-old’s situation at Anfield.
Gomez has struggled for game time since returning from injury at the start of this season.
However, the English defender has started Liverpool’s last two fixtures at right-back in the absence of the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold.
As revealed by Football Insider (21 February), Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard has made Gomez his number one priority this summer.
Whelan suggested a lack of regular starts could force Gomez into a move.
“At the end of the day, he is still going to be on the bench most weeks,” he told Football Insider‘s Russell Edge.
“The game time that he gets will mainly be in the League Cup and the FA Cup. He’s not going to be nailing down a regular starting spot and getting lots of game time. He still has to force his way into the reckoning. If he can do that, great.
“The issue is getting an opportunity because you do not chop and change centre-halves a lot. It’s a position that you like to keep the same players in if possible. You only really change it if there’s an injury.
“The fact that there is more subs will not give him more opportunities either. It will not guarantee him game time. It just gives managers better options.”
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