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title: "Aston Villa: Steven Gerrard reveals ‘number one priority’"
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author: "Will Seager"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2022-02-22T20:35:52Z"
modified: "2022-02-22T20:35:52Z"
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# Aston Villa: Steven Gerrard reveals ‘number one priority’

**Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard has made Liverpool defender Joe Gomez his [“number one priority”](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-major-update-on-aston-villa-bid-to-sign-joe-gomez/) ahead of the summer transfer window, with the Villains’ owners looking to invest in the club’s pursuit of European football.**

### The Lowdown: Failed January move

According to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-aston-villa-line-up-new-gomez-move-amid-huge-gerrard-verdict/), Villa were very keen on signing the centre-back from the Reds during the January transfer window, with the Midlands outfit making multiple moves for the player.

Gerrard is said to be a [“huge admirer”](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-aston-villa-line-up-new-gomez-move-amid-huge-gerrard-verdict/) of the 24-year-old, who has [slipped down the pecking order](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/136451/History/Joe-Gomez) at Liverpool following the arrival of French centre-back Ibrahima Konate.

Jurgen Klopp was expected to offload one senior defender before the January transfer deadline, and it turned out to be [Nat Phillips](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/nat-phillips-joins-bournemouth-loan), who joined Bournemouth on loan. Gomez remained in Merseyside, with [Klopp](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-major-update-on-aston-villa-bid-to-sign-joe-gomez/) unwilling to let the former Charlton Athletic man leave in the middle of the season.

### The Latest: Gomez a priority for Villa

An Aston Villa source has informed [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-major-update-on-aston-villa-bid-to-sign-joe-gomez/) that Gerrard is already plotting another swoop for the [11-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-gomez/nationalmannschaft/spieler/256178/verein_id/3299) England international.

It is reported that the defender is the Villa manager’s [“number one priority”](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-major-update-on-aston-villa-bid-to-sign-joe-gomez/) going into the summer transfer window, and the 41-year-old is expected to utilise his connections at Liverpool to get the move over the line.

### The Verdict: Well worth targeting

Gomez has made just [five appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-gomez/leistungsdaten/spieler/256178) in the Premier League this season, only one of which came from the starting XI. As a result, he has amassed just 102 minutes of top-flight football in the current campaign.

At 24 years of age, he will surely want to be playing regularly at the highest level, having had a regukar role in Liverpool’s [2019/20 title-winning season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-gomez/leistungsdaten/spieler/256178/plus/0?saison=2019).

Clearly a talented player given his international experience and [prestigious trophy haul](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-gomez/erfolge/spieler/256178), Gomez has been championed by Klopp, who claimed that the Englishman is a [“sensational footballer”](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/385277-jurgen-klopp-praise-for-joe-gomez).

The defender may be more receptive of a move in the summer due to a lack of playing time at Anfield, so it’s easy to see why Gerrard is ready to make another swoop for him when the summer rolls around.

***In other news: [One report has outlined the probability of Philippe Coutinho signing on a permanent basis](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/villa-favourites-coutinho-permanent-signing/)***