Liverpool’s plan for Harvey Elliott now that Andoni Iraola is manager has been shared

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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. How impressive has Yan Diomande been at the 2026 World Cup?!

Credit: MAURICE VAN STEEN/ANP/Getty Images Harvey Elliott to be part of Liverpool’s 2026 pre-seasonJournalist 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. “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.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox