Inter Milan wants to sign versatile Liverpool central defender Joe Gomez for a bargain price during the summer of 2025. Gomez has struggled to find game time for the Reds so far this season under new head coach Arne Slot.
The 27-year-old is the longest-serving Liverpool player right now, having joined the club from Charlton Athletic in the 2015 summer. The England international outlasted Brendan Rodgers and legendary manager Jurgen Klopp, enjoying great success under the German boss at Liverpool.
Gomez played a pivotal role in Klopp’s last season when the club suffered from a severe injury crisis. The 27-year-old played as a left-back, right-back, centre-back and defensive midfielder for Liverpool last season, acting as a utility player.
Gomez maintained a high level of consistency in performance at each position, helping Liverpool win games until their late downfall. Liverpool suffered a sudden dip in form which cost them multiple major trophies in the end in an anticlimactic fashion.
However, the Reds won the Carabao Cup competition by beating Chelsea in the final where Gomez played a key role. The 27-year-old is open to playing in any position defensively, working selflessly for the team despite having good offensive abilities.
During the summer, Liverpool and Newcastle United almost finalized a deal for Gomez that indirectly involved English winger Anthony Gordon. The deal worth £45 million ($57.6m) fell through despite Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes agreeing to sell the defender.
According to the Italian publication Interlive.it, Inter want Gomez at a discount price of €22 million from Liverpool next summer. The report suggests that Gomez’s price has dropped since the summer as he struggles to find a first-team place under Slot.
Inter’s Francesco Acerbi and Stefan de Vrij are playing in the last season of their current contract and could leave. Gomez is a perfect replacement for the Italian club that lacks the financial power to buy big players.
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However, Liverpool are shrewd operators in the transfer market and they will extract the most if Gomez wants to leave. Rest assured, the Englishman is welcome to stay as he will get more game time due to the fixture congestion that Liverpool faces this season.