Liverpool backed to sell Joe Gomez within weeks as ‘crazy’ deal agreed – pundit
Joe Gomez could still leave Liverpool this summer despite signing a new contract, according to Gabby Agbonlahor.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, Aston Villa’s record Premier League goalscorer claimed it is “crazy” for Gomez to want to stay at Anfield given his lack of playing time in 2021-22.
Liverpool confirmed last week (7 July) that the 25-year-old had penned a new long-term contract with the club.
He only played 21 games across all competitions in 2021-22, including just four Premier League starts and is behind Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Joel Matip in the centre-back pecking order.
“It’s quite strange,” Agbonlahor told Football Insider correspondent Connor Whitley.
“That might be a financial thing where getting him to sign a new contract means if somebody wants to buy him it’s going to cost them more.
“I don’t think they have given him a new contract because they see him playing more over the next four years. Matip, Konate and Van Dijk are all ahead of him.
“It’s more to protect themselves and say ‘If you want Gomez, it’s going to cost you a lump sum’.
“It could be a release clause but it’s more to stop him going down to one year on his contract when he will be worth less.
“If they tie him to a new contract then they can get more for him.
“It wouldn’t surprise me if he still left this summer for a big fee.
“He’s not going to play football [at Liverpool], there’s no chance of him getting in the England squad, he needs to move. It’s crazy for him to want to stay at Liverpool and sit on the bench all season.”
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