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Joe Gomez makes admission on Liverpool future ahead of summer transfer window

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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesJoe GomezJoe Gomez is Liverpool's longest-serving player but may opt to leave ahead of the new season, when he enters the final year of his Liverpool contractJoe Gomez admitted he is not sure what the future holds for him and whether he will leave Liverpool this summerJoe Gomez has revealed he does not know what the future holds for him and failed to rule out a summer exit from Liverpool.The defender is the club’s longest-serving player, having been signed by Brendan Rodgers in 2015, but will enter the final year of his contract this summer. Gomez could have joined Brighton last year, while AC Milan held a long-term interest in the 28-year-old in January.Despite the Reds’ selection issues at center-back this season, the club looks well-stocked in that area heading into the 2026/27 campaign, with Ibrahima Konate expected to sign a new contract, Jeremy Jacquet set to join from Rennes, and Giovanni Leoni also due to recover from a long-term knee injury.READ MORE: Joe Gomez reveals Liverpool dressing room feelings on Anfield boos after Chelsea stalemateREAD MORE: Arne Slot shares Ibrahima Konate injury update after limping out of Liverpool draw with ChelseaThat could render Gomez, who has struggled with fitness and injury issues for several years, surplus to requirements at Anfield.“I think anything can happen,” the former Charlton man responded when asked by reporters about his future.“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.Gomez is Liverpool's longest-severing player“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.”Those comments certainly indicate that Gomez may be ready to call time on his remarkable Anfield career.Liverpool.com reported in November that Gomez may consider a summer exit, but has never pushed to leave the club, and is widely regarded as a relaxed character around the AXA Training Centre.Gomez has attracted transfer interest in each of the last two summersDespite largely operating in a back-up role this season, Liverpool’s no.2 has played 31 times, and his ability to be dropped in at a moment's notice and play to a high standard is highly appreciated by the club.He came on for the latter stages of Saturday’s draw with Chelsea, the 13th time he has been introduced off the bench in the Premier League this season.Gomez has made 272 appearances during his Anfield career, but could have left in each of the last two summers.The center-back may have departed had a deal for Marc Guehi been concluded earlier in the window. Milan pushed in the final days of the market to conclude a deal, but it was never a serious possibility given Liverpool’s demands late in the window.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCJoe GomezTransfers