Aston Villa ‘told’ that January loan target will stay at Liverpool

Jason Soutar
Liverpool defender Joe Gomez during a warm-up

According to reports, Joe Gomez will stay at Liverpool this month amidst Aston Villa’s interest in signing the centre-half on loan.

Villa have started well under Steven Gerrard but he is insistent they must improve, highlighting the backline as an area that needs to be strengthened.

Gerrard has made some progress on the training ground but additions are seen as key if they are to continue their decent start under the new manager.


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Gomez is one player who has been linked with his playing time at Liverpool vastly reduced from before sustaining an injury last season.

Fellow absentee Virgil van Dijk came straight back into Jurgen Klopp’s side when fit but Gomez has found it harder to win his place back.

The England international is yet to start a Premier League match this campaign with only four starts under his belt in the League Cup and Champions League.

It was reported on Monday that Villa ‘have not given up hope of prising’ Gomez away from Liverpool before the transfer deadline.

However, the Villans have now ‘been told’ by the Reds that Gomez will not leave the club this month, as per Football Insider.

The report claims that Klopp ‘has made his mind up’ that the 24-year-old will remain at Anfield.

Furthermore, Nat Phillips could be allowed to leave Liverpool before the transfer deadline next week, but Klopp is keen to keep Gomez in his squad for the second half of 2021/22.

It is set to be a fairly quiet last week of the window for the Merseyside club but if they sign anyone it is likely to be Fulham attacking midfielder Fabio Carvalho, according to reports.

Carvalho has scored eight goals and provided two assists in 17 Championship appearances for Marco Silva’s men this campaign.

James Pearce said (via The Athletic): ‘Liverpool retain an interest in Fulham attacking midfielder Fabio Carvalho. The club’s recruitment staff are monitoring the teenager’s situation closely.

‘If Fulham decide to cash in before the deadline then Liverpool will have a decision to make but, as things stand, the player will be staying put until his contract expires in the summer.’