Liverpool defender Gomez has signed a new five-year contract at Anfield but now faces the tough task of forcing his way back into Jurgen Klopp's starting XI.
Having committed his long-term future to Liverpool, Joe Gomez’s challenge in the short-term is clear: to regain his place at the heart of Jurgen Klopp’s defence, first and foremost.
Then, maybe, just maybe, he can force his way into England’s World Cup plans in the process.
The 25-year-old knows as well as anyone just how quickly fortunes can change in football. One minute you’re flying, the next you’re falling, and falling hard.
“Essentially, that’s what this year is about,” he told liverpoolfc.com having signed his new deal. “It’s a fresh start, to try to attack the year.”
It had been reported that Gomez, who joined the Reds from Charlton as a teenager in 2015, may have looked to leave Liverpool this summer.
Newcastle and Aston Villa were linked, with suggestions that a fee of £35 million ($42m) would be enough to tempt the Reds into business.
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