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Liverpool has received a resounding connection regarding Harvey Elliott's aboriginal amid increasing speculation astir the young playmaker's prospects astatine Anfield. Elliott has been the taxable of transportation rumors, with the chatter gaining momentum since past play drew to a close.
Liverpool is believed to beryllium holding retired for a sum northbound of $69 cardinal (£50 million) for Elliott this summer, with RB Leipzig being touted arsenic a imaginable caller location for him.
Elliott clocked up 28 appearances for Liverpool successful the erstwhile season, featuring successful 18 Premier League matches and earning a specified six starts nether caput manager Arne Slot passim the word Amid this backdrop, there's speech that Elliott mightiness beryllium connected his mode retired of Anfield with a imperishable transportation this summer.
Both erstwhile Manchester City defender Micah Richards and ex-England guardant Gary Lineker concur that Liverpool would beryllium omniscient to support Elliott disconnected the transportation database during the ongoing window.
Richards drew parallels betwixt Elliott's concern and Cole Palmer's power to Chelsea successful the summertime of 2023, which saw Palmer exit Manchester City.
"If I'm Liverpool, I'm not selling him. Not 1 bit. I'm not selling him," Richards expressed connected the latest instalment of The Rest is Football podcast.
"It reminds maine of the Cole Palmer concern erstwhile helium was astatine Manchester City. Okay, you've got Phil Foden, you've got Kevin De Bruyne astatine the time, you've got different young players coming through.
"I conscionable deliberation if you could get a bully Premier League squad connected indebtedness for the season, due to the fact that we support talking astir Salah, Salah signed a two-year deal.
"A twelvemonth from now, helium [Salah] could be, I don't privation to accidental winding down, but mightiness not beryllium the aforesaid subordinate that we utilized to implicit the years. And helium [Elliott] could play that presumption truthful well. I would conscionable wait. I wouldn't get escaped of him close now. Not a chance."
Lineker concurred with Richards regarding Elliott's prospects astatine Liverpool, stating: "I wouldn't disagree with that astatine all,".
Elliott's pivotal publication to England's triumph successful the Euro Under-21 Championships this summer, wherever helium was crowned Player of the Tournament aft netting 5 goals – 4 successful the knockout stages – has sparked persistent speculation astir a imaginable imperishable departure from Liverpool this summer.
Liverpool is apt to absorption connected outgoings aft its aboriginal transportation spend, with Jarell Quansah acceptable to implicit his determination to Bayer Leverkusen.
The likes of Federico Chiesa, Darwin Nunez and Tyler Morton are each considering their futures, portion involvement remains successful Luis Diaz.
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