Harvey Elliott has needed to be extremely affected person for alternatives at Liverpool this season, however he’s made it unmistakably clear that he’s not trying to soar ship any time quickly.
The midfielder/attacker solely turned 22 earlier this month and is already closing in on 150 first-team appearances for the Reds, however every of his 14 Premier League appearances underneath Arne Slot have come as an alternative (Switch market).
There have been stories final week that Bournemouth are retaining tabs on the England under-21 worldwide with a view to a possible summer season raid, and the participant has admitted to feeling ‘offended’ and ‘annoyed’ over his sporadic game-time through the present marketing campaign (The Occasions).
Elliott has no need to go away Liverpool
Nevertheless, in an interview with the Liverpool Echo which was printed on Wednesday morning, Elliott emphatically acknowledged his need to stay with the membership that he loves and hopes {that a} choice over his future gained’t be taken out of his arms.
The Reds’ quantity 19 mentioned: “I hope that I can push on. That is my workforce, I’m dedicated to them and it’s only a state of affairs that’s all the time going to have loads of speak. I simply want to consider what’s finest for my future, my profession and as a lot as I need it to be right here, you by no means know what’s going to occur across the nook.
“If I had it my approach, that may be right here. I might play each sport right here and keep right here for the remainder of my profession but it surely all is determined by managers, the folks above. As I mentioned, you don’t know what may occur, however so far as I’m conscious I’m right here, right here to remain, and that is the membership I wish to be at.
“Hopefully I’m nonetheless right here, to be trustworthy. It’s the finest place to be, the perfect membership to be at and particularly having the followers round us in the mean time, I don’t assume there’s a higher place to be enjoying.
“Gamers undergo ups and downs however on the finish of the day it’s a must to come out combating, and I believe it’s inside myself to make it occur, so hopefully I can keep right here for the remainder of my profession.”
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Elliott actually appears to like enjoying for Liverpool
That Elliott has performed a mere 651 minutes all season is basically all the way down to the extraordinary stage of competitors for locations in midfield and assault, fairly than any main shortcomings of his personal, though it’s nonetheless fairly a regression from the 2,786 minutes that he had on the pitch final time period.
It’s not unusual for gamers on the epicentre of switch hypothesis to publicly iterate their dedication to their present membership even when they’re struggling for type or game-time, however there’s an authenticity to the 22-year-old’s phrases which means that it’s extra than simply diplomatic rhetoric.
He’s been an avid Liverpool supporter since childhood, attending Champions League finals as a fan earlier than he each performed for the membership, and it’s evident from his feedback above that pulling on the crimson shirt means all the things to him.
There might come a degree the place Elliott feels compelled to maneuver on for the sake of his profession if he continues to be left feeding off scraps, very like the dilemma dealing with Caoimhin Kelleher, though the ex-Fulham teenager will realise that circumstances outdoors his management may but conspire in his favour.
A gifted participant who clearly loves representing this nice membership, we hope that our quantity 19 will stay at Anfield for the foreseeable future and can be afforded extra game-time by Slot as we search to defend our Premier League title subsequent season.
