Tottenham Hotspur want to sign Liverpool defender Joe Gomez but fear that a January deal will now be kiboshed due to injuries at Anfield.
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou will be hoping to see another centre back arrive in North London during the January window.
Spurs clearly need more competition for the likes of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven in the heart of their defence.
Pace will be vital given Postecoglou’s desire to play a high line – albeit probably never as high as against Chelsea last month – and a number of homegrown options have been linked.
Lloyd Kelly and Tosin Adarabioyo are on the Spurs radar but it sounds like a move for Liverpool’s Joe Gomez is in tatters…
Tottenham Hotspur think Joe Gomez move could be off
The Daily Mail (26/12, page 64) report that Tottenham had rekindled an interest in signing Liverpool defender Gomez.
Pace, Premier League experience, homegrown status, versatility… we can see why Tottenham were looking towards Gomez as a January signing.
The 26-year-old hails from London too, so a return to the capital could have appealed to Gomez.
However, Tottenham now fear that a move for Gomez will be kiboshed after Liverpool suffered yet another defensive injury.
Kostas Tsimikas picked up a collarbone injury against Arsenal over the weekend with Gomez coming on in his place.
Gomez did a fine job at left back, nullifying Bukayo Saka before starting in the same position against Burnley on Boxing Day as Liverpool won 2-0.
Andrew Robertson is already out of action and with Joel Matip injured too, Gomez is now very much needed at Anfield.
Gomez is now Liverpool’s starting left back, their main cover at right back and can step in at centre back if required.
Liverpool are now unlikely to let a player with that kind of flexibility leave the club with so many defenders injured around him.
Hailed as ‘exceptional’ by Jurgen Klopp last season, Gomez has struggled for starts at Liverpool but now finds himself in a starting role for the foreseeable future.
Tottenham will seemingly have to turn their attention elsewhere, with Liverpool likely to ruin their plans of luring Gomez away.
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