<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><em><strong>Liverpool FC </strong>have<strong> <a href="http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/187359-reds-complete-joe-gomez-transfer" target="_blank">officially</a> announced the signing of 18-year-old English defender Joseph Gomez from championship side Charlton Athletic. Joe Gomez becomes Liverpool's fourth signing of the season after James Milner Adam Bogdan and Danny Ings.</strong></em></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Joe Gomez played 21 Championship games for Charlton Athletic last season. The youngster had an impressive stint in the Championship which earned him a place in the U19 side England side. He made three appearances for England last year. After joining the Premier League giants, Gomez sounded excited.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">He said, "It's a dream come true. It's a bit surreal and it hasn't really hit me yet. But I'm buzzing and just excited to get started.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"The club has got great history and it's a great club, and one that I've always been following from when I was young.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"The style of football and the top players here was somewhere that I wanted to go and get better and learn, and play good football. It was an easy decision."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Joe Gomez made 36 interceptions, 9 blocks and 80 clearances in total for Charlton last season in the Championship. The defender has the ability to play both as a center back as well as a full-back. Liverpool can very well tap in on the player's versatility and utilise him as per their needs.</p> . <p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gomez-who.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-182891" src="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gomez-who.png" alt="gomez who" width="681" height="461" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify">Liverpool had conceded 48 goals in total last season in the Premier League game. Their defense was always woeful and the club had to suffer a lot. Brendan Rodgers had also experimented with a 3 back formation which eventually did not give him much success. The Reds have released Glen Johnson and extended contracts of <a href="https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCAQqQIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehardtackle.com%2F2015%2Fmixed-reaction-from-liverpool-fans-as-skrtel-agrees-new-deal%2F&ei=TFiFVb60N46nuQTnh4CgAQ&usg=AFQjCNHNZfPanU1qc2SzWcbtyErEUMUI8w&bvm=bv.96339352,d.c2E" target="_blank">Martin Skrtel</a> and <a href="https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehardtackle.com%2F2015%2Fliverpool-fc-official-reds-extend-kolo-toure-andre-wisdom-contracts%2F&ei=ZViFVb2HL5DGuASw8oLIAQ&usg=AFQjCNF9IfBxgaU6LJGTWtRaKkVP7xcuQw&bvm=bv.96339352,d.c2E" target="_blank">Kolo toure</a>. With Gomez's inclusion Rodgers has now the option of fielding the young talent in the right-back position which was left empty by Johnson.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p> <!--Article End-->