Gomez to miss start of season - but will it impact Liverpool's transfer plans?
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Joe Gomez is expected to miss the start of Liverpool's Premier League campaign through injury - but it is not likely to impact the Reds' transfer plans.The defender was forced off early in the first half of Liverpool's friendly with Sunderland in Nashville last weekend due to a muscle problem. What we learned from Andoni Iraola's Liverpool debutTransfer Centre LIVE! | Liverpool latestPremier League pre-season: Fixtures and resultsSky to show at least 215 live 2026/27 Premier League games"Joe has a muscle injury.
It's not massive, it's a normal muscle injury, [but] I think it's going to be impossible to have him for the start of the season because we are not so far [away]. It shouldn't be a lot more." Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Take a look at the best bits from Andoni Iraola's first Liverpool press conference in early July Gomez injury will not affect Liverpool transfer plansAnalysis from Sky Sports News' Vinny O'Connor: Also See: Liverpool news and transfer latest Liverpool fixtures Stream the Premier League with no contract Get Sky Sports Liverpool's transfer plans remain unaffected by Gomez's injury despite the lack of options currently available to Iraola.Their current priority is bringing in a wide forward - not a central defender - with Liverpool set to make a formal approach to PSG for Bradley Barcola.
Jamie Carragher: Liverpool don't need Bradly Barcola - they need to replace Mo Salah!Bradley Barcola's rise explained, but is he actually right for Liverpool?Gomez's injury is viewed as short-term, with Iraola anticipating he will not miss much more than their opening game against Newcastle.Virgil van Dijk returns from his post-World Cup break this week and will report to Liverpool's training base rather than travelling to the United States. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports' Sam Blitz explains the four things Liverpool fans should know about transfer target Bradley Barcola Giovanni Leoni is still rehabbing from an ACL injury he suffered early last season, while new signing Jeremey Jacquet is preparing to play his first game of pre-season against Leeds on Sunday after a long lay-off with a shoulder problem.Liverpool could realistically go into the start of the new season with only Van Dijk and Jacquet as their available senior options at centre-back.Iraola admitted in Thursday's press conference that Liverpool are currently thin on options at the back, but was positive about the performances of youngsters Luke Chambers, Ifeanyi Ndukwe and Mor Talla Ndiaye, who have stepped in during pre-season.