Harvey Elliott Set to Replace Mo Salah at Liverpool as Aston Villa Hunt Replacement

By Akpo ESCO

Aston Villa are preparing to send loanee Harvey Elliott back to Liverpool, with Unai Emery’s side set to sign a direct replacement, giving the Reds outcast a shock opportunity to fill the void left by Mo Salah.

Elliott, 22, secured a move to Villa Park on transfer deadline day, joining on a season’s loan that includes a conditional obligation to buy for £35m next summer.

However, the move hasn’t gone to plan, with Elliott playing five times for Villa so far. Emery has decided that the £35m that Villa would be obligated to pay – should he make 10 appearances for the club –

TEAMtalk can confirm that Villa have already informed Liverpool that Elliott will not be allowed to meet the terms of the obligation, so they are looking at sending him back to Anfield next month.

Source: BBC sport