I've been linked with a move to Man Utd but I've already said I'd join Liverpool

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCA Manchester United transfer target has already voiced his allegiance to LiverpoolManchester United will have to persuade Joao Gomes to abandon his dream of playing for Liverpool if they hope to sign him from Wolves. It wouldn't be the first time that Gomes has played with a target on his back, having been linked with Liverpool while he was at Flamengo.Speaking to ESPN Brazil in 2022, the Brazil international made his feelings about joining the Reds very clear.

And if his comments were anything to go by, Gomes might well prefer to play under Arne Slot than Amorim next year."Liverpool is a team I would play for," Gomes said. Amorim also has someone in his squad already singing Gomes' praises.Matheus Cunha was a team-mate of the 24-year-old at both Wolves and for Brazil, drawing comparisons between him and United midfielder Casemiro.

"He is a bit older now, but I put Casemiro's name there only to show where Joao Gomes could arrive," Cunha said."I think Joao has the possibility to arrive. I feel like I can lose the ball when I have my midfielders behind me.