“He’s contracted to us so he will be with us”: Arne Slot confirms Harvey Elliott set for Liverpool return after Villa loan woes

“He’s contracted to us so he will be with us”: Arne Slot confirms Harvey Elliott set for Liverpool return after Villa loan woes

Arne Slot has said Harvey Elliott will be a Liverpool player next season after a disappointing loan spell at Aston Villa.

Elliott left Liverpool to sign for Aston Villa on a season-long loan last summer but has struggled for regular first-team football. The 23-year-old has played on 110 minutes ofPremier League football, with Villa opting against using the winger to avoid obligating the £35m purchase option.

It has resulted in a frustrating season for Elliott, whose career appears at a crossroads this summer. Liverpool face Aston Villa in thePremier League tomorrow evening, and Slot was asked about Elliott's future at his pre-match press conference.

“I think for him, for everyone, it didn’t work out as he wanted it, as we wanted it and probably also how Villa wanted it, because you usually sign a player or bring him in on loan to use him.

“That hasn’t happened a lot. That’s not for me to answer why that is. But of course, it’s never nice for a player not to make so many minutes, especially after the season he had with us, where he made – I assume – even more minutes with us than these 280.