All bids to be refused: Source now shares big Villa transfer development on Gerrard target

Liverpool won’t sell Aston Villa target Joe Gomez in the final days of the January window, Football Insider report.

Villa are looking to bolster their centre-back ranks after Axel Tuanzebe cut his season-long loan short in order to join Napoli earlier this month.

That has left Steven Gerrard with Kortney Hause, Ezri Konsa and Tyrone Mings as his only senior options, with Gomez thought to be a target.

Villa were lining up a late swoop for the 24-year-old this week with Gerrard apparently a ‘huge admirer’ of the player, however, it doesn’t look as if Gomez will be heading to the Midlands.

Football Insider shared a story on Tuesday lunchtime after being informed by a Liverpool source.

They revealed that Jurgen Klopp doesn’t want to lose Gomez in the final days of the window and as a result all offers will be refused.

Villa are also looking to bring in a defensive midfielder before Monday’s deadline, with Rodrigo Bentancur linked, so Johan Lange looks set to be extremely busy over the coming days.

However, he won’t be bringing Gomez to Villa Park, so it may be worth sounding out alternative defensive targets before the weekend.

A new centre-back is required due to Gerrard’s limited numbers in that area, so even if it is a loan signing until the end of the season, it could turn out to be the most important piece of business of the lot.

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