Newcastle United back to considering Joe Gomez as Palace mess around with Marc Guehi – Report | OneFootball

An interesting report on Monday morning, sees claims that Newcastle United are considering a move for Joe Gomez.

The Mail say that their information is that, with Crystal Palace messing Newcastle United about with Marc Guehi, NUFC are now monitoring the Liverpool defender’s situation.

Liverpool won 2-0 at Ipswich on Saturday but Joe Gomez wasn’t even in the matchday squad, never mind starting that Premier League match.

The Mail say that this was at the request of the England defender.

It looks like Joe Gomez is set for a move away from Anfield and only a matter now of where to?

He was of course linked with Newcastle United in the summer and the media claim blindly repeated time after time, was that a deal of Gomez plus £30m for Anthony Gordon had allegedly been knocked together by the two clubs.

Joe Gomez is obviously a decent player but the idea of Newcastle United agreeing to let their reigning player of the season leave, for only £30m plus a Liverpool squad player, was ludicrous. These laughable repeated claims put it as Newcastle United prepared to sell Gordon for £75m and pay £45m for Joe Gomez.

That claimed valuation on Anthony Gordon was clearly ridiculous, compared to what certain other players have been sold for, or are valued at.

As for Joe Gomez, is he worth £45m, would he be worth £45m to Newcastle United? I’m not convinced. Maybe £30m to £35m would surely be nearer the mark.

Aged 27, Joe Gomez is three years older than Marc Guehi and would be easily Newcastle United’s oldest outfield signing, since the initial January 2022 transfer window, when Eddie Howe desperately needed experienced readymade Premier League players to come in and do a job straight away, due to the serious relegation situation inherited from Ashley and Bruce.

Joe Gomez, due to injuries and team selections, has actually only started 102 Premier League matches in his nine seasons at Liverpool, averaging 11 PL starts per season. The last four seasons only 42 PL starts, averaging 10 per season.

With 11 days to go until this transfer window closes, I find it difficult to believe that Liverpool could get any club to pay £45m for Joe Gomez and with the player clearly desperate to leave, surely he will end up sold for a more reasonable price.

Interestingly, the Newcastle United claimed interest actually goes back longer, a lot longer!

Actually, a full decade… interesting to see if he now finally arrives at St James’ Park.

The Mag report – 8 October 2014:

Despite sustained interest from Newcastle, Charlton have at last tied down Joe Gomez to a three year contract.

Charlton’s Joe Gomez only turned seventeen in May but is rated as one of the best young players in Europe, with the young defender drawing favourable comparisons to Rio Ferdinand, little wonder United were amongst a host of clubs taking an interest.

Gomez was England’s star man in May when they lifted they lifted the Under 17 European Championship trophy, alongside Newcastle’s Freddie Woodman and Adam Armstrong.

The young Charlton defender played in all five matches in Malta and not only was he rated England’s best player, he was also widely ranked as the player of the tournament.

The local press in South London have said that with his Charlton connections, Alan Pardew had been aware of Gomez’ developing career for some time and had been very keen on the young defender.

However, Charlton have been determined to keep hold of their exciting prospect and despite only turning seventeen in May, Gomez has now become an established part of the first team squad, playing five matches so far this season, including an excellent win at league leaders Norwich.

The young defender is primarily a centre-back but also can play right-back.

When signing his new contract, Gomez said one of the biggest reasons for sticking with Charlton was their readiness to give young players their chance in the first team;

“It has taken a little while but it is good that it’s done now and I’m happy.