Harvey Elliott’s Liverpool career looked almost guaranteed to come to an end as long as Arne Slot remained manager.
Despite making 18 Premier League appearances for the Reds in 2024/25, he actually only notched 360 minutes of action.
Liverpool then sent Elliott out on loan to Aston Villa last term, and a sale this summer looked very likely a few months ago.
However, Slot has been sacked, and under new manager Andoni Iraola, the Englishman is expected to be a part of the Merseyside outfit’s pre-season tour.
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Journalist Lewis Steele provided the update when speaking to Anfield Index this week.
On Elliott, he said: “I think as it stands, the plan is for him to be part of that tour. Yeah.
“And I think also it’s worth saying that he does seem quite an Iraola sort of player as well. Maybe that’s just, you know, putting two and two together, but it, I think he’ll have a chance in pre-season, unless before then a club has come in for him”
Elliott is a versatile player who can play as a central midfielder, in the 10 role and as a winger.
Such versatility could prove useful to Iraola, who is currently short of depth on the right flank and in midfield.
Whether Elliott does enough to warrant a starting berth come 2026/27 remains to be seen, but the fact that the Reds are at least giving him a chance to show what he can do under a new coach is positive.
But if things do not work out in pre-season, it would not be surprising to see Liverpool sanction a sale at the back end of the summer transfer window, given Elliott will be in the final 12 months of his contract.
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