AC Milan had come close to securing Liverpool defender Joe Gomez’s services before the Premier League side pulled the plug at the last minute. 

The Serie A side wanted to secure the centre-back’s services in summer 2025. They made progress by reaching an agreement with Liverpool, but the move still didn’t go through.

Gomez’s arrival at the San Siro depended on the Reds signing a new centre-back. At that time, the Merseyside club came close to securing Marc Guéhi’s services from Crystal Palace.

Guéhi’s move to Anfield didn’t go through, resulting in Liverpool blocking the 29-year-old’s transfer to the San Siro. In January, the former left the Eagles for Manchester City on a permanent transfer.

Milan’s agreement with Liverpool 

Joe Gomez is still at Liverpool while Igli Tare was the sporting director when AC Milan came close to acquiring his signature. At that time, Sport Witness covered reports from Italy about the verbal agreement.

The Serie A side showed Tare the exit door at the end of last season. He now spoke to the Italian media to discuss some of Milan’s operations.

Calciomercato have relayed his comments about the San Siro club’s failure to sign the Liverpool defender.

“Liverpool’s Joe Gomez? Guéhi’s move from Crystal Palace to Liverpool fell through, and at the last minute they backed out. We had the deal ready, we were just waiting for the deal to close,” he said.

Liverpool man market opportunity 

The England international will turn 30 next May. A month later, his contract at Liverpool will expire. As things stand, he will leave Andoni Iraola’s side as a free agent.

Joe Gomez hasn’t enjoyed regular minutes this season. He played 259 minutes in eight matches, and it includes 14 minutes in three Premier League appearances. Barring any surprises, he’s unlikely to sign an extension with the Reds.

This would make him a market opportunity for AC Milan or another club. Without a new contract, these clubs could agree to a pre-contract from January, for him to arrive for free next summer.

Sport Witness Analysis: Joe Gomez

JOE GOMEZ Senior club career & 2026/27 Liverpool statistics

306 senior club appearances  |
282 for Liverpool  |
173 Premier League appearances

SENIOR CLUB CAREER

Club	Period	League apps	League goals	All-comp apps	All-comp goals
Charlton Athletic	2014–2015	21	0	24	0
Liverpool	2015–present	173	0	282	0
CAREER TOTAL	Senior clubs	194	0	306	0

LIVERPOOL · 2026/27 SEASON

Competition	Apps	Starts	Minutes	Goals	Assists
Premier League	3	0	13	0	0
Champions League	3	1	110	0	0
League Cup	2	2	136	0	0
SEASON TOTAL	8	3	259	0	0

Liverpool record: 282 appearances, no goals and 11 assists in all competitions.
Position: Defender; has played at centre-back, right-back and left-back.
This season: All three Premier League appearances have come as a substitute.

Scope: Senior first-team competitive club matches through 8 November 2026. Youth football, friendlies and international appearances are excluded. All-competition career totals include domestic and international club cups and shields. Penalty shootout goals do not count towards career goals. Season minutes follow Opta.
Updated: 14 November 2026.

SPORT WITNESS