Scouting Report - João Gomes to Liverpool?

Suitable For the Liverpool Midfield?

João Gomes has been linked with Liverpool since the summer. The 21-year-old has been one of the best midfielders in the Brazil Serie A in the 2022 season. Hence, there are clubs other than the Reds in Europe taking a close look at him as well, including European champions Real Madrid.

Last month it was noted that “Gomes claims he has the 'greatest desire' to play for Liverpool”

Gomes is currently playing for Flamengo, a club where he played his youth football before making his senior debut in 2020. Positionally, he can operate in multiple positions across the central midfield, chiefly on the defensive or deep-lying side.

It is not a secret that Liverpool need additions to the midfield department soon. Keeping that in mind, let’s take an in-depth look at Gomes, his playing style, his numbers and how he would fit in under Jürgen Klopp, if the Reds do make a move in the future.

Introduction - João Gomes

As mentioned briefly above, Gomes is a midfielder who is more of a controller of space in central areas rather than being box-to-box all the time. At Flamengo, he is either used in a three-man midfield as a number eight, or as a deep-lying midfielder in a double pivot.