Liverpool defender Joe Gomez’s performance against Crystal Palace on Monday impressed Stoke City striker Peter Crouch.
The 21-year-old is a versatile footballer who can operate as a full-back or as a central defender.
The English youngster was deployed at centre-back in Liverpool’s 2-0 win against Crystal Palace away from home at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Monday evening.
Stoke striker Crouch was impressed with the performance of Gomez, and while praising the England international defender, he has also revealed what his Potters’ teammate Allen told him about the youngster.
Crouch wrote in The Daily Mail about Gomez: “I always thought he was a full back but Joe Allen told me that his future was always going to be in the middle. He showed that at Crystal Palace on Monday night with a tremendous performance.”
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Crouch was on the books of Liverpool from 2005 until 2008 and has been at Stoke since the summer of 2011.
Wales international midfielder Allen played for the Reds from 2012 until the summer of 2016 when he moved to Stoke for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £13 million.
England international defender Gomez has been on the books of the Merseyside outfit since the summer of 2015 when he moved from Charlton Athletic for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £3.5m.
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