Liverpool could face fresh Joe Gomez decision in January after Giovanni Leoni setback

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Speculation linking Joe Gomez with a Liverpool exit never seems to be too far away, and he is once again being touted for a move to AC Milan. There was a possibility that Gomez could leave for the San Siro on deadline day at the beginning of September, but the uncertainty around and eventual breakdown of Marc Guehi's move to Anfield put paid to that transfer, and Gomez stayed put once again.

However, understandably, it is reported that Gomez would only be allowed to leave with Arne Slot's approval, and if another defender was to arrive at Anfield to replace him. Gomez has made just two substitute appearances in seven Premier League games so far this season, but he is surely unsellable after Giovanni Leoni sustained a serious knee injury.

Leoni's long-term absence leaves Liverpool with just Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, and Gomez as center-back options; even if Leoni hadn't picked up his injury, the Reds still probably wouldn't have allowed Gomez to leave — just as they didn't allow him to leave on deadline day because they didn't want to risk going into the season with just three center-backs. "That's why I said the positive thing is that he is still 18, so he still has a lot of time to go.