Joe Gomez has admitted it was an easy decision to extend his contract at Liverpool after committing his future to the club until the summer of 2027.
The England international has made 142 appearances for the Reds since joining from Charlton Athletic in a £3.5m deal in 2015, winning all six major honours under Jurgen Klopp along the way, but would have featured a lot more had it not been for serious injury. Having seen his 2020/21 campaign ended by a knee injury suffered on international duty in November 2020, he found himself behind new signing Ibrahima Konate and Joel Matip in the pecking order as Virgil van Dijk ’s defensive partner following his return last season.
Limited to just four Premier League starts as a result, the 25-year-old found game-time hard to come by as Liverpool competed for an unprecedented quadruple. However, with his previous deal expiring in 2024, the Reds had no desire to lose Gomez despite frequent speculation linking him with an Anfield exit, and had long planned to hold contract talks this pre-season.
