Inside source claims 'sensational' Liverpool ace could move; legendary figure wants to sign him

Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard is prioritising bringing Liverpool defender Joe Gomez to the Midlands in the summer transfer window, according to a new transfer rumour which has emerged.

Gomez has enjoyed awful luck with injuries in recent years and it has seen him lose his regular spot in the Reds’ starting line-up. Indeed, the 24-year-old made his first Premier League start of the season in Saturday’s 3-1 win at home to Norwich, highlighting his lack of playing time.

It could be that the defender sees a move away from Liverpool this summer as beneficial to his future hopes of regular football, and a new rumour suggests as much.

According to Football Insider, a Villa source has claimed that Liverpool legend Gerrard sees the centre-back as a primary transfer target for the Midlands club as the 41-year-old looks to bolster his options in that area of the pitch.

The Villans were linked with a move for Gomez in January and plan to go back in for him at the end of the season.

Deciding what to do with Gomez is tricky for Klopp, as the Englishman is an excellent defender but is probably Liverpool’s fourth-choice centre-back at this moment.

Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip and Ibrahima Konate are all ahead of him in the pecking order, and the 24-year-old’s injury woes present a risk that he may never quite reach his 2019/20 level again, when his 22 Premier League starts helped Liverpool to win the title.

With the 2022 World Cup looming, Gomez may feel that his best chance of making England’s squad is by leaving Anfield. Perhaps a loan move would be the best outcome for all concerned, giving Klopp more time to assess the defender’s future rather than cutting him loose altogether, having called him ‘sensational’ in the past.

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