Milan interest in Liverpool’s Gomez depends on Slot and Leoni

Reports in Italy claim that Milan remain interested in a January deal for Liverpool defender Joe Gomez, but his availability depends on Arne Slot and his plan to replace the injured Giovanni Leoni. 

According to reports from various outlets in Italy over the last few weeks, Milan are keen to add another defender to Massimiliano Allegri’s ranks during the winter transfer window, and are particularly keen on a deal for 28-year-old Liverpool centre-back, Gomez. 

The Rossoneri currently have Matteo Gabbia, Fikayo Tomori, Strahinja Pavlovic and Koni De Winter among their centre-back options, but tend to play in a back three under Allegri, which leaves them slightly light on cover. 

Gomez, meanwhile, is capable of covering in multiple defensive roles, including at centre-back in a back three or four, and has played at either side of full-back in a back four previously. 

Gomez, who came through the Charlton Athletic academy and has spent the rest of his career at Liverpool since then, is struggling for minutes at the start of the 2025-26 campaign. 

He has been used for just 29 minutes across two substitute appearances in the Premier League, plus a 90-minute run-out in the EFL Cup. He has not yet made an appearance in the Champions League this season. 

That is despite the fact that he is currently Liverpool’s third-choice centre-back. Virgil van Dijk has played every minute of the Premier League and Champions League campaigns, while Ibrahim Konate has also started in every match in both of those two competitions this term.