There had been hypothesis in regards to the 25-year-old’s future over the previous couple of months having dropped down the pecking order at Anfield, making solely 21 appearances in a 63-game season.
Nevertheless, the membership have invested quite a lot of religion within the participant who has suffered severe knee and ankle accidents since becoming a member of in 2015 and the brand new contract, understood to be till 2027, is justification of that.
Liverpool defender Joe Gomez is assured his greatest years lie forward of him after signing a brand new contract with the membership.
“It’s clearly a particular second for me and my household. One other one that you simply dream of as a child and one I don’t take as a right,” he instructed liverpoolfc.com.
“It’s an unbelievable place to be; in my eyes, most likely among the finest – if not one of the best – golf equipment on this planet on the minute.
“The chance to increase my keep right here was a simple resolution to make, actually.
“Clearly, I’ve been right here fairly some time now, however within the grand scheme of issues I nonetheless really feel younger and one of the best years are forward of me. I’ve bought extra to study and the time to do this.
“I believe I’ve the platform right here to do it with the supervisor and the teaching employees round me and my team-mates, to ensure one of the best years are forward.”
Gomez fell behind Joel Matip and final summer time’s signing Ibrahima Konate within the race to be Virgil van Dijk’s central defensive companion and that led to hypothesis about his future.
Former team-mate and ex-Reds captain Steven Gerrard expressed an curiosity in taking him to Aston Villa however the membership didn’t need to let the participant go and have responded with a contract which displays his standing as an elite performer.
The lengthy deal is in step with the membership’s longstanding coverage of rewarding and retaining prime performers and is the newest in a protracted line of contract renewals, which noticed Mohamed Salah final week commit his long-term future to the Reds.
