'As things stand': James Pearce shares evening update on Joe Gomez leaving Liverpool after Arsenal cameo
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Liverpool may have a busy day ahead on transfer deadline day as they attempt to tie up some last business.
The Reds have had an unusually hectic window as Arne Slot tries to shape the squad in his image.
But Liverpool may not be done just yet as they attempt to push through late deals to sign Alexander Isak and Marc Guehi.
There could be some outgoing activity as well, with Sunday bringing confirmation that AC Milan have made a bid to sign Joe Gomez.
Gomez has been at Liverpool for more than a decade, having signed in the summer of 2015.
Now down the pecking order of the Reds defence, though, there is a feeling that his exit could be sanctioned.
However, the 28-year-old showed his usefulness to Liverpool by coming on in the late stages of Sunday’s win over Arsenal and helping his team to the clean sheet.
And following full-time of the 1-0 win, journalist James Pearce shared the latest on Gomez’s future.
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When Ibrahima Konate went down injured with 10 minutes to go against Arsenal, Liverpool fans must have been slightly fearful.
Gomez is an able deputy for Konate, but the No.
2 has been injured recently and may not quite be match fit.
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Nevertheless, Gomez turned in an impressive cameo to keep the Gunners at bay.
“Joe Gomez, what a 15 minutes,” Slot said in his post-match press conference.
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And taking to X shortly after full-time Pearce reported that the former Charlton man is ‘unlikely’ to be leaving during Monday’s deadline day.
“As things stand, Joe Gomez highly unlikely to leave Liverpool prior to tomorrow’s deadline,” says the journalist.
While things look positive on Gomez staying at Liverpool at least until the January window, one of his fellow defenders did rubber-stamp an exit on Sunday.
As announced on Liverpoolfc.com, Kostas Tsimikas has completed a season-long loan move to Roma.
“The Liverpool full-back will spend 2025-26 with the Serie A club after his temporary move was finalised today,” said an official statement.
With Andy Robertson’s contract currently set to end in 2026, and Tsimikas still committed to the club for a year longer, there remains a chance that the Greek’s Liverpool career will continue into the future.
But, for now, he’ll head to the Italian capital for the next stage of his journey.