Bournemouth ready to offer Liverpool misfit Joe Gomez Anfield escape route in £10m deal

LIVERPOOL’S forgotten man Joe Gomez is ready to join Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth in a major deal for next season.

Top prospect Gomez has had a miserable time on Merseyside with a bad knee ligament injury and few first-team chances.

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Howe wants to sign the defender for £10million with a sell-back option or take him on loan for the next campaign.

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The former Charlton babe, 19, tipped as a future England cap, is seen as a right-back or centre-half by Bournemouth who have been short since Nathan Ake went back to Chelsea.

Howe has already taken wingers Jordon Ibe and Brad Smith from Anfield and is a fan of the way the club develop talent.

The Cherries also want young midfielder Ryan Kent, 20, from Liverpool — as we first revealed.

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But Bournemouth and Leeds have been put off by Kent’s keenness to sign a new deal at Liverpool and give it a go to make Jurgen Klopp’s squad.

Meanwhile, Liverpool’s Cameron Brannagan, 21, is wanted on loan by Championship new boys Bolton. He is back from a spell in League One at Fleetwood.