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title: "Liverpool: Steven Gerrard prioritising bringing Joe Gomez to Aston Villa"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2022-02-21T12:45:42Z"
modified: "2022-02-21T12:45:42Z"
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# Liverpool: Steven Gerrard prioritising bringing Joe Gomez to Aston Villa

**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.**

### The Lowdown: Gomez out of favour at Liverpool

Gomez has enjoyed [awful luck with injuries](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-gomez/verletzungen/spieler/256178) 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](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-gomez/leistungsdaten/spieler/256178) 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.

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### The Latest: Gerrard keen on Gomez move

According to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-major-update-on-aston-villa-bid-to-sign-joe-gomez/), a Villa source has claimed that [Liverpool legend](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/heroes/steven-gerrard) 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](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-transfer-rumours/aston-villa-joe-gomez-bid-expected/) with a move for Gomez in January and plan to go back in for him at the end of the season.

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### The Verdict: Does it make sense?

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](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/26/Show/England-Liverpool) 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](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/136451/History/Joe-Gomez) 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](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/385277-jurgen-klopp-praise-for-joe-gomez) him ‘sensational’ in the past.

***In other news, Klopp has issued a worrying Liverpool injury update. Read more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/liverpool-jurgen-klopp-issues-worrying-roberto-firmino-update/).***