Ranked: Five potential destinations that will reignite Harvey Elliott’s career
Harvey Elliott looks set to leave Liverpool this summer, but where should he go?
At 22 years old, Elliott has reached the stage where he needs to be a regular starter and key player — something he’s simply been unable to achieve at Anfield, having clocked up just two starts and 360 minutes in the Premier League last season.
However, the attacking midfielder’s stock is high right now after scoring five goals in six appearances to fire England to the U-21 Euros title this summer — winning the Player of the Tournament award in the process.
There’s clearly a huge talent in there, so it’s no surprise to see how many clubs have been linked with Elliott. But where is the best destination to help reignite his career?
5 – Aston Villa
Aston Villa could already do with a winger or two, but attacking midfield could also be a major problem for Unai Emery if Morgan Rogers departs for Chelsea — not to mention the injury he picked up against Roma.
Elliott is versatile enough to play both positions and absolutely has the technical ability to play in an Emery side.
The Spanish manager has worked wonders with English players during his time at Villa Park, with Rogers, Ollie Watkins, Jacob Ramsey and Ezri Konsa among those thriving under his management.
Aston Villa are currently walking PSR and Uefa financial tightropes, so pursuing someone like Elliott might be difficult, especially when other suitors are involved. But it would surely be a great partnership if they could pull it off.
4 – West Ham
This is Graham Potter’s first full transfer window at West Ham so, in many ways, this is the beginning of a new era at the club and a chance to bring in a more progressive style of football.
Given his technical and creative abilities, that would obviously be a great prospect for Elliott, and you’d certainly regard him as the style of player who would thrive under Potter.
Mohammed Kudus has been sold to Tottenham, while Lucas Paqueta is being linked with Man City, meaning there are potentially massive creative holes in two parts of the pitch for the Hammers.
Elliott’s adaptability makes him a great candidate to fill either role, so minutes shouldn’t be hard to come by, while a move back down to London would be attractive to the Chertsey-born midfielder.
3 – Tottenham
Tottenham, of course, also have geographical appeal to Elliott, alongside so much more.
They’re also entering a new era under Thomas Frank, but they do so with Champions League football to offer and aspirations to add another piece of silverware to their Europa League title — not to mention finishing in the upper echelons of the Premier League. And that’s even after finishing 17th last season.
Kudus has been brought in this summer, but Son Heung-min has departed, alongside the likes of Mikey Moore and Yang Min-hyuk being loaned out, so there will be plenty of opportunities at wide.
Perhaps more importantly, Spurs have lost James Maddison for possibly the entire 2025/26 campaign to an ACL injury, meaning there is now a massive shortage of creativity in Frank’s midfield. This could be the niche for Elliott to fill, bringing 14 games and five goals of Champions League experience with him.
2 – Napoli
Harvey Elliott need only ask Ballon d’Or nominee Scott McTominay how a move to Napoli can turn your career around. And that’s without mentioning ex-Premier League stars Billy Gilmour, Romelu Lukaku and Frank Anguissa, who all picked up Serie A medals last season.
Now, there is the small matter of Kevin De Bruyne also joining Napoli this summer. However, the Belgian is 34 years old and hasn’t enjoyed a clean bill of health even in his prime.
What’s more, the Partenopei aren’t blessed with huge depth on the wings, with David Neres, Matteo Politano and new arrival Noa Lang their only natural options, so there will be opportunities there as well.
Elliott has the positional awareness and technical ability to unlock typically resolute Serie A defences and a move abroad would prove a new challenge.
1 – RB Leipzig
Sticking with new challenges abroad, RB Leipzig might just be written in the stars.
The German side look set to sell Xavi Simons to Chelsea in the near future, leaving a 21-goal, 23-assist hole in their attack over the last two seasons.
Elliott is a more refined player than Simons, who is a dynamic, all-action livewire in the final third. However, just this summer, the 22-year-old averaged 1.33 possessions won in the final third and 4.55 recoveries per 90 minutes at the U-21 Euros, proving he can provide huge value to a team aiming to win the ball back high and fast.
That is the Red Bull mantra, and perhaps the biggest factor here is the pull of Elliott’s former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp who, as Red Bull head of global football, will be intimately aware of what he can bring to Leipzig.