The 21-year-old is sidelined through injury but has been a key figure for Jurgen Klopp's side this season
Liverpool defender Joe Gomez has signed a new five-year deal with the club.
The 21-year-old is currently sidelined through injury, but the Reds have been desperate to secure the England international’s long-term future.
Gomez’s form this season, mostly at centre-back, has been hugely impressive. The Londoner has made 18 appearances in total, forming a formidable partnership with Virgil van Dijk at the heart of Jurgen Klopp’s defence.
Unfortunately, he suffered a fracture to his lower left leg in a tackle with Burnley’s Ben Mee last week, and is likely to miss up to six weeks of action.
Liverpool, though, view the former Charlton Athletic man as an integral part of their plans going forward.
Gomez joined the Reds in a £3.5 million (€3.9m/$4.4m) deal in the summer of 2015, impressing during his early months at Anfield before suffering a cruciate ligament injury playing for England’s under-21 team.
That meant he would not feature competitively under Klopp until January 2017. He would make just three appearances during the 2016-17 campaign, but would make 31 the following season before an ankle problem sustained again on international duty, this time with the senior England side, halted his progress.