Liverpool are now willing to listen to offers for Harvey Elliott in the coming months, according to an update from former scout Mick Brown.
The 22-year-old has experienced a frustrating season, finding himself firmly down the midfield pecking order under Arne Slot.
Elliott has had some good moments, not least the late winner away to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, but he hasn’t managed a single start in the Premier League.
The boyhood Liverpool supporter’s future at Anfield is up in the air ahead of the summer transfer window, and Brown has told Football Insider that the Reds may listen to offers, but nobody is likely to bid £50m for him:
“Elliott is a player who I have a lot of time for. But there aren’t many, if any, clubs out there who will be willing to pay £50million for him. I think he’s a player who a lot of teams would love to have, he’s probably a better player than he gets credit for, and Liverpool rate him highly.
“If Liverpool are planning to make some money from his sale, they’ll have to drop that price. I think they’ve put that huge £50million label on him as a starting point, but it could come down. Ultimately, they’ll be open to seeing what offers they get and how much clubs are willing to pay.
“Particularly if he wants to make the move, they might decide they’d be in a better position if they could bring in a significant fee and reinvest it elsewhere. Because like I say, there is interest in him, but they’re not going to pay £50million.”
Does Elliott have a future at Liverpool?
Elliott is such a talented young player, being described as “great” by Mohamed Salah, so Liverpool should feel hesitant about allowing him to leave this summer.
It does feel like Slot doesn’t rate him as highly as Jurgen Klopp did, however, given his lack of minutes this season, so cashing in on him does feel like a possibility.
That would be a risk, with Elliott still so young and capable of producing elite levels of guile in the final third – perhaps more so than Dominik Szoboszlai in the No.10 role.
Ultimately, if the former Fulham ace isn’t a big part of Slot’s plans at Anfield, though, he should be afforded a new challenge, sad as it would be to see him depart.
