Harvey Elliott has endured a horrendous loan spell at Aston Villa since leaving Liverpool, barely featuring under manager Unai Emery and could be offered a move to MLS.
MLS side Charlotte FC are prepared to offer Harvey Elliott an escape from the nightmare of a loan move to Aston Villa, as they move to bring the England Under-21 star across the Atlantic.
The 22-year-old was a star of England’s Under-21 Euros in the summer, a tournament that saw him linked with a move away from Liverpool. In the end, Villa arrived late in the day and took Elliott on loan, but he has attracted little attention and appears to be out of favor under manager Unai Emery.
It means there is already talk of Elliott leaving the Midlands, with Dean Smith’s Charlotte FC keen to sign the 22-year-old. The playmaker, who has featured for Liverpool and Villa this season, will not be able to play for any other team in Europe this season.
This opens the door for a move to the United States, with the Daily Mail reporting that Charlotte FC have secured discovery rights for the England Under-21 international. Smith and the club’s general manager Zoran Curneta have strong connections in the UK, which they believe will put them in a strong position.
Elliott’s hope was to remain in the Premier League, but with that unlikely, he seems to be considering the positives of being in America. With the World Cup coming up this summer, he knows his arrival could attract a lot of attention.
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Any transfer is likely to be possible only by the summer, when the player can reflect on his career and consider his options. He has been linked with a move to RB Leipzig before heading to Villa, and previous English players who have moved to Germany have been successful.
Last season he was used sparingly by Arne Slott, mainly off the bench, and it doesn’t look like he has a future at Liverpool. He was signed by Jurgen Klopp and is expected to have a hugely successful career following his Fulham career, but while he has shone on the international stage, he is still trying to establish himself at club level.
Villa know that playing 10 Premier League games will trigger a permanent £35m contract, and with Emery making it clear Elliott does not intend to join the team full-time, he could miss out on 10 Premier League games.
He recently said: “First of all, my decision and the situation. He is playing with us on loan, but he will not definitely join us on a permanent contract. We hope that we can get the best for him and for us. We respect him as a player and as a person. He is training well, but we have one situation with him. Hopefully he can play consistently and we can find a solution as to whether he will continue his career with us or not.”
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