Joe Gomez makes Liverpool future admission after Reds transfer agreement
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Joe Gomez admits he faces an uncertain future at Liverpool as he prepares to reach 11 years of service at the club this summerJoe Gomez admits he faces an uncertain Liverpool future, saying "anything can happen" when the transfer window opens this summer.The long-serving defender will clock up 11 years of service later this year but could be subject of interest from other clubs having been the topic of conversation between Liverpool and AC Milan last summer and Newcastle United in 2024.Gomez was close to leaving the Reds on transfer deadline day last year but stayed at the club after a deal for Marc Guehi, then of Crystal Palace, broke down at the 11th hour when the Eagles were unable to source a replacement for the England centre-back.The versatile 28-year-old has made just six Premier League starts this term and will enter the final 12 months of his Liverpool contract this summer, when the Reds will formalise the arrival of French defender Jeremy Jacquet which was agreed in February.READ MORE: Liverpool sent Jeremie Frimpong message as Dominik Szoboszlai transfer rumours addressedREAD MORE: Liverpool release images of permanent Anfield tribute to Diogo Jota and Andre SilvaAnd with Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson set for emotional end-of-season departures, Gomez says he is unsure as to what the future holds for him, saying: "I think anything can happen."I don’t know is the honest answer. I’ve only got a year left on my contract, so I don’t know."Whatever’s meant to be will be, but I’m so grateful to have had this time here at this club."I always will be grateful to have had 11 years at a place like this.
All I can do is be thankful and we’ll see."Gomez was speaking after a second-half cameo in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Chelsea, which was greeted by a smattering boos at the final whistle.Having gone 1-0 up through Ryan Gravenberch's early goal, the champions were pegged back by an Enzo Fernandez free-kick as Chelsea earned the first Premier League point of their last seven matches.“I guess it just is a summary of our year and it's just a reaction to the whole year, and that's fair enough," Gomez added regarding the frustration from the terraces."The fans pay their hard-earned money to come and watch us and they're entitled to show their frustration, in the same way they cheer us."Fundamentally, the supporters want to see us give it all, but that is on the ball trying to play progressive football, trying to be intense, but also off the ball, put a foot in, try and win a tackle."That's just what is expected of us and being passive in any sense is not what I know and no one wants to see. This place (Anfield) comes with a lot of expectation and pressure and that takes time to understand and really get a full picture of."We have to just do our best to rally around each other and try to get the boys’ heads in the right direction."There's frustrations and there's been plenty of voices and discussions and meetings from different people – staff, players.
Black and white thing now we need Champions League football, that’s the objective we get that."We dust ourselves off and we go again and just go into the [next] year and have a good start."FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page