Harvey Elliott’s updated stance on Liverpool transfer revealed
Harvey Elliott is keen to prove himself to Andoni Iraola and win his place back in the Liverpool squad this summer, sources have told Football Insider.
The 23-year-old is back on Merseyside for pre-season after a dismaying loan spell at Aston Villa last term.
He was restricted to making just nine appearances across all competitions for the Villans as they avoided exercising his £35million buy clause.
Iraola has welcomed him back into the Reds fold this summer as he assesses all of the options available to him in several positions.
As I revealed on the latest edition of Football Insider's Transfer Insider podcast, Elliott is receptive to his thoughts and wants to stay at Anfield for the coming season.
He is in line to make his first appearance for the club in close to a year when Liverpool face Sunderland in their maiden friendly of the summer next week.
Harvey Elliott has no plans to push for Liverpool exit
Mohamed Salah's departure has freed up space on Liverpool's right wing as it stands, with Elliott possibly in line for more game time as a result.
The England youth international has made close to 150 appearances for the Reds since 2019, and is set to add to his tally in the new campaign.
Speaking on the Transfer Insider podcast, I explained: "The ball's in Harvey Elliott's court right now. He's a boyhood Liverpool fan and didn't really want to leave the club in the first place.
"If he can come back now with a really good attitude and a determination to prove a lot of people wrong, then there's every opportunity that he could secure his long-term future at Liverpool as well."
What has Iraola said about Elliott's future at Liverpool?
Sources have exclusively revealed to Football Insider that Elliott is of interest to Crystal Palace, but they will struggle to agree a deal unless he changes his mind soon.
Iraola's arrival means a clean slate for all of the Reds' first-team players, and he recently insisted that Elliott will be given a chance in the coming months.
"Definitely," Iraola replied when asked if the 23-year-old still had a future at Anfield in a recent interview. "Harvey is here with us, I have seen him with the eagerness to show up, get super ready, he’ll have a chance in pre-season, we’ll need him and it’s a good sign."
"I hope we can see him in a good place. I think Harvey comes from last season had to be difficult for him, strange situation, they couldn’t even play him and I think he uses this experience – the bad situation – to make himself even more eager to be a Liverpool player."