Liverpool now view "wonderful" £30m Premier League player as an "ideal" summer signing - report

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It’s very important he’s Scouse, that he’s from here. Gomes is an impressive midfielder full of fight and quality, standing out for Wolves despite their relegation from the Premier League last season and being hailed by manager Rob Edwards: “I think he’s a wonderful player and he’s shown real glimpses and a lot of good stuff since we arrived as well.

But I think it’s been hard for him because in a team that has struggled at times or if you’ve not got the results, it can be challenging. I understand it, but he really, really stepped up the other night and that’s the level that we want to see from him all of the time now.” There is a lot to like about Gomes as an option for Liverpool, not least his Premier League experience and dynamism, but that’s not to say that he is perfect.

He is a diminutive player, so at a time when physical strength and set-pieces have come to the fore in English football, he wouldn’t be an asset for an already relatively short Liverpool side. He is also a main contributor for This Is Anfield, one of the world's biggest Reds-related sites, where he writes features and news, and covers matchday content.