Following the confirmation of £45 million deal in Anthony Gordon’s transfer package, Joe Gomez faces Liverpool exit dilemma

The Liverpool defender Joe Gomez may have to decide his future after coming dangerously close to a £45 million transfer to Newcastle United.

After his transfer to Newcastle United fell through, Joe Gomez will have to make a choice regarding his future at Liverpool this summer. Interest in the England international is currently growing. Gomez’s £45 million contract with the Reds was in principle agreed upon as part of a package that included Anthony Gordon, another England international, moving to Anfield for £75 million.

Before the June 30 deadline, the Magpies found a way to comply with the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules, thus they decided against making the deal.

Gomez, who was included in England’s squad for the European Championships and is presently on vacation, is said to be well aware of the circumstances. Next week, he will return to the AXA Training Centre to begin preseason training with new Liverpool head coach Arne Slot.

Newcastle hasn’t made any more moves to acquire the centre back, but Gomez has since drawn a lot of attention from other teams, with Liverpool having not yet received an official proposal.

The Reds are still quite interested in Newcastle winger Gordon, especially as Mohamed Salah is about to reach the last year of his current contract and Luis Diaz’s long-term future is in doubt. But now that the Magpies no longer have to rush to cash in on the player, his asking price is probably going to go up.

Gomez, who joined Liverpool nine years ago, is the team’s longest-serving current player. Despite starting just four games in his regular centre-back role last season, Gomez remained one of the Reds’ most reliable players.

And if Gomez were to depart, the Reds would have to add to their central defensive capabilities before the August 30 transfer window, since the only other centre backs in Slot’s roster who regularly play the position are Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, and Jarell Quansah.

Liverpool lost Joel Matip to a free transfer at the end of the previous campaign, and over the course of the next month, they could lose several more centre backs from their roster. PSV Eindhoven, Mainz, and Wolfsburg are after Sepp van den Berg; Liverpool has placed a £20 million price tag on the Dutchman, while Nat Phillips is available for £8 million. It is anticipated that Rhys Williams and Billy Koumetio, two recent graduates of the Academy, who are not currently touring the US, may depart.

The Gomez deal’s collapse isn’t thought to have anything to do with Liverpool’s decision to abandon their initial interest in Leny Yoro, as that move was seen to be outside of their purview for this summer. The only team to offer Lille’s £52 million asking price for the teenager was Manchester United.