Desire to sign for Liverpool caused Brazillian wonderkid reject new contract

Brazilian midfielder João Gomes has refused a brand new agreement at Flamengo — mainly due to a preference to transport to Liverpool.

That’s in step with nearby outlet Meia Hora, thru the Paisley Gates. The 21-year-vintage has been related to Manchester United, Benfica and Atlético Madrid, however appears to have his coronary heart set on Anfield.

He is quoted as saying:

“Playing withinside the Champions League is my largest dream in football, mine and that of my family. Liverpool is a crew wherein I would really like to play, I actually have the finest preference to play [for Liverpool].”

Flamengo values Gomes at £48m, a steep fee for a participant with out a revel in out of doors Brazil. His current agreement runs till 2025, so the membership nevertheless holds a robust hand no matter his contemporary refusal. But whilst a sought-after wonderkid is so set on Liverpool, it makes experience to at the least hold a near eye on him.

Liverpool may also have were given their season off to a sluggish start, however the younger Reds had no such problems. The under-18s commenced their marketing campaign in emphatic fashion, leaping instantly to the pinnacle of the league table.

It became an interesting crew, offering each Ben Doak and Trent Kone-Doherty — summer time season arrivals at Liverpool with huge reputations at kids level. They lived as much as expectations, impressing in a 6-2 rout of Middlesbrough.

Doak were given at the scoresheet twice, first thru a fortuitous deflection after which from the penalty spot. But his universal contribution went past goals — he gained the spot kick for himself, and it became indicative of his direct going for walks and steady chance with the ball at his feet.

Kone-Doherty appeared energetic too, even supposing he did now no longer come away with some thing to reveal for it. But the famous person of the display became in the long run Lewis Koumas, son of former Premier League participant Jason Koumas. Playing as quite a number 9 for the primary time, he ended up bagging 4 goals.

It might be thrilling to look at all of those capabilities expand over the path of the season. It stays to be visible whether or not that takes area by and large at under-18 or under-21 level — or possibly even higher, while the home cups come to town.

Liverpool have fielded lots of hobby in Sepp van den Berg. A supermegacelebrity for Preston withinside the Championship over the direction of 18 months, he now has hobby from 4 groups withinside the top echelon of the second one tier.

Burnley had been closely connected with a move. Blackburn Rovers, with whom Liverpool are unexpectedly growing a robust mortgage relationship, have additionally been mentioned. Sheffield United and Watford have expressed an hobby too. But in step with the Mail, the younger defender will now no longer be allowed to go away Anfield for the time being.

Van den Berg made the bench for Liverpool on the hole day. With the delivered thing of an harm to Joël Matip, but minor, there may be now no preference to permit the Dutchman go away the membership withinside the on the spot future. Suitors will need to wait till later withinside the window to attempt to land the promising 20-year-old.

Hopefully, the disaster will fast ease to the quantity that Van den Berg is granted his move. He is at a level wherein he desires recreation time, and a merchandising push in a possession-heavy Championship group might bolster his long-time period Liverpool prospects.