The 18-year-old arrived at Anfield from Charlton Athletic in June and has caught the eye of the Reds boss during the club’s pre-season trip to Thailand and Australia.
Gomez played at left-back and impressed Rodgers against Brisbane Roar in Friday's game
And after showing his versatility by playing as a left-back in Friday’s victory over Brisbane Roar, Rodgers says Gomez will be starting the season in his squad, rather than a potential loan spell away.
"He's staying," revealed Rodgers, who saw goals from England midfielders Adam Lallana and James Milner secure a 2-1 win for his team.
"I've seen enough in this period; you judge young players, I always bring them in and, over pre-season, have a good idea of whether we're going to keep them or not.
"Seeing him, in particular, close at hand and his personality - he'll be staying, he'll get games."
Gomez has been a regular for the Young Lions since U16 level and was part of the U17 squad who won the European Championship title last summer.
Good result & team performanceđź‘Ť... Amazing to hear the YNWA like that as well #lfc pic.twitter.com/MRFwIQBlES
— Joe Gomez (@J_Gomez97) July 17, 2015
He then featured for the U19s last term, ironically under new Reds assistant manager Sean O’Driscoll, after breaking into Charlton’s first-team at the start of the campaign.
And Rodgers has been left in no doubt that Gomez will be a valuable asset for his squad in the Premier League next season.
"He's only 18 years of age, but seeing him play at left-back for the first time, he looked an outstanding athlete and a really good footballer," he added.
"I've seen him at centre-half and at right-back, but I wanted to see him at left-back - and I thought he was outstanding."
Liverpool are next in action on their tour of Australia on Monday when they take on Adelaide United.
