The England international, 25, has put pen to paper on a five-year contract with the club which runs until the summer of 2027. Gomez, who was reportedly interested in Aston Villa this summer, joined from Charlton Athletic in June 2015 and has since won the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup with Liverpool. However, the player – who can operate as either a centre-back or full-back – has been unlucky with injuries during his time on Merseyside, twice damaging his ACL as well as breaking his leg. Image: Liverpool defender Joe Gomez suffered two ACL tears at Anfield As a result, Gomez has made 142 appearances in total in seven years, while last season, despite being in good form, he made just 21 appearances in all competitions for Jurgen Klopp’s side. “It’s obviously a special moment for me and my family,” he told Liverpool’s website. “Another one you dream about as a kid and one I don’t take for granted. “It’s an incredible place to be; in my eyes, probably one of the best – if not the best – clubs in the world at the moment. The opportunity to extend my stay here was an easy decision to make, really. Liverpool already see Gomez as one of England’s top centre-backs and are excited at the prospect of more to come from him, Sky Sports News reporter Vinny O’Connor reports.
“Obviously, I’ve been here for a while now, but in the grand scheme of things I still feel young and, as you say, the best years are ahead of me. I have more to learn and time to do it. “I think I have the platform here to do that with the coach and the coaching staff around me and my teammates, to make sure the best years are ahead. “I think as a team, the sky’s the limit. We want to go one, if not two, better than last season and aim for everything. Image: Joe Gomez will be hoping to be on the plane with England for this winter’s World Cup “We certainly have the ability to do that and the belief is there, it’s just taking it one game at a time like we did last season and being true to ourselves, playing the way we play under his guidance gaffer. “Who’s to say we can’t do more than we did last season?” Gomez is also capped 11 times by his country and will be hoping to be part of Gareth Southgate’s squad for the World Cup in Qatar this winter.

“Finally a simple decision for Gomez”

Analysis from Sky Sports reporter Vinny O’Connor: Image: Liverpool see Gomez as a top player in an elite club and the length of his new contract reflects that “Joe Gomez believes he is at one of the best clubs in the world, if not one of the best clubs in the world – ultimately that made his decision relatively simple. “He would be hoping to make more appearances than the 21 he made last season after 2020-21 was blighted by the serious knee injury he suffered on international duty. “At the same time, he feels that staying at Liverpool and continuing to develop under Jurgen Klopp and his coaching staff gives him the best opportunity to prove that his best years are ahead of him. “And Liverpool clearly believe they will live up to that. He is seen as a top performer on an elite team and the length of the contract reflects that. “In Gomez they believe they have an exemplary professional whose attitude and commitment are contagious. And the club already see him as one of England’s top centre-backs and are excited at the prospect of more to come from him.”

Liverpool fixtures: The Reds kick off at Fulham

Liverpool kick off the 2022/23 Premier League season with a lunchtime trip to newly promoted Fulham on Saturday 6 August. It will be the fourth season in a row that Liverpool begin a new campaign against a Premier League newcomer. But after facing Crystal Palace, Jurgen Klopp’s side will face Manchester United at Old Trafford on August 20. September will feature away trips to both Everton and Chelsea in September, and Liverpool also face back-to-back clashes with Arsenal and champions Manchester City on October 8 and 15 respectively. Liverpool’s final game before the season is temporarily halted for the winter World Cup will be against Southampton at Anfield on November 12 before returning to action at Aston Villa on Boxing Day. The Reds then host United on March 4, before tough clashes on back-to-back weekends at City (April 1) and against Arsenal at Anfield (April 8), before finishing the season at Southampton.

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