This winter window, Villa, who is coached by Gerrard, has brought in Brazil international Coutinho and France international Digne. Villa, who hopes to make a difference in the second half of the season, will continue to strengthen in the winter window. Gerrard locked in the third move in the winter window on old club Liverpool centre-back Joe Gomez.
On January 17, Beijing time, the well-known British media "The Athletic" revealed that Villa hopes to loan Joe Gomez for half a season to alleviate the team's current "shortage of center-backs" crisis. In the last round of the match against Manchester United, Villa's main centre-back Khonsa fell to the ground after a collision with Manchester United's rising star Erlanga, and then he was replaced after being unable to hold on to the game.
With Consa injured and Tuanzebe, who came on loan from Manchester United, ending his loan and leaving the team, Villa currently have only Mins and Hauser in the centre-back position. Because of this, Gerrard turned to his old club Liverpool for help, hoping to loan Joe Gomez for half a season to save the day.
Born in 1997, Joe Gomez debuted in Charlton's youth academy and has been with the Reds for seven seasons since joining Charlton in July 2015 for €4.9 million. He was liverpool's main centre-back for the 2019-20 Premier League title and was named to the England men's squad.
Unfortunately, Joe Gomez has seen a sharp drop in playing time in the last two seasons due to injury. His main position has also been snatched up by Matip, and with Klopp bringing in French talent Conat, Joe Gomez has to compete with Phillips for the fourth pick in the Liverpool centre-back position. In order to participate in this year's World Cup, Joe Gomez is also eager to temporarily leave Liverpool for training on loan. Villa, who went to the former Red Army captain to coach, is indeed a very ideal choice for him. Considering Gerrard's relationship with Liverpool, it is believed that Klopp is also willing to give Gerrard a favor when the centre-back is rich.