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Liverpool are in talks with Joe Gomez over a new deal that will bring his wages into line with other Anfield first-team stars.

The 21-year-old defender has impressed again this season, picking up where he left off last time out before injury robbed him of a place in the Champions League Final and a spot in Gareth Southgate’s England World Cup squad.

Gomez, who underwent ankle surgery in the summer to rectify the problem, was recalled by Southgate to the squad for Saturday’s Nations League game with Spain and the friendly against Switzerland on Tuesday.

And Liverpool are keen to reward the former Charlton youngster for the progress he has made in recent months.

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Gomez, who moved to Anfield on a five-year deal from The Valley for £3.5million in summer 2015, still has four years left to run on his latest contract.

He put pen to paper on that one in January last year, but the club want to boost the defender up and he is expected to sign the new terms soon.

Speaking earlier this week, Gomez accepted he is not the finished article and told how he studies other defenders for ways he can improve his own game.

“In the Champions League Final, I was watching the game but I was also watching (Raphael) Varane and (Sergio) Ramos at the same time because they are two top defenders.

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“I’m aware I’m still young but I do want too impose my own ability, but when I play I don’t want to just copy those guys, but you try to learn from different players and see what they do well and try and improve that aspect of my game.

“Obviously everyone is different and nowadays to play at Liverpool and here with England, you just have to try and inherit the styles of play that we use for club and country which requires you to be comfortable on the ball.

“I probably idolise Rio Ferdinand and so on but when it comes down to it, I’m still a defender and I’ve got to enjoy the art of defending. I want to do all I can to inherit both aspects and I’m still learning and I want to study those players and even current ones as well."