Liverpool have completed the signing for England under-19 International defender Jose Gomez for a fee of £3.5million from Charlton Athletic.
Gomez was eyed by many of the European heavyweight including Liverpool’s Premier League rivals Manchester United and Arsenal. Despite the growing interest in Gomez, Liverpool have raced ahead to complete Gomez’s signing.
Gomez is a real story to have come out from English football in recent seasons. He made his professional debut for Charlton at the age of 13 and has represented England at all youth levels.
Liverpool have continued their effective transfer policy this season as Gomez becomes their fourth signing following James Milner, Danny Ings and Adam Bogdan.
It is expected that Gomes would initially be loaned out a different club to gain enough experience before making it big at Anfield.
The 18-year old defender was delighted after sealing his move to Liverpool and tweeted the news on his official twitter account. He thanked all this Charlton Athletic fans and staff and explained joining Liverpool as a dream move.
Gomez said: “It’s a dream come true. It’s a bit surreal and it hasn’t really hit me yet. But I’m buzzing and just excited to get started.
“The club has got great history and it’s a great club, and one that I’ve always been following from when I was young.
“The style of football and the top players here was somewhere that I wanted to go and get better and learn, and play good football. It was an easy decision.”
Gomez was given a vote of appreciation by his former team Charlton Athletic director where he stressed on how Gomez is a true professional and will add real value to Liverpool’s established squad.
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