The shocking contract loophole that just gifted Andoni Iraola a free Mohamed Salah replacement

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In fact, he might find it in a returning player with a point to prove.To say Harvey Elliott’s career has stalled over the last twelve months would be an understatement. Reclaiming that level of performance is the challenge.\If Elliott is looking for a manager willing to trust him, Iraola’s early public backing suggests he has found his man.

Speaking to the club’s official website, the new head coach made no secret of his admiration for the player's attitude upon returning to Merseyside."Definitely Harvey is here with us, he has come also, I have seen him with this eagerness of showing himself, getting himself ready again," Iraola said. We will need him and it’s a good sign he came one week earlier."Andoni IraolaThe fact that Elliott chose to cut his summer short to train with the Under-21s at the AXA Training Centre has clearly struck a chord with the Basque boss."He’s been training with the U21s and I hope we can see him in a good place," Iraola continued.

I think he uses this, what he has experienced – the bad situation he has experienced – to make him even more eager to be a Liverpool player, yes."Andoni IraolaIt is a public show of faith that Elliott desperately needed after the frustration of his Villa Park limbo. Pre-season campaigns are often dismissed as fitness exercises, but for Elliott, the upcoming warm-up fixtures represent the most critical weeks of his professional career if he wants to be a first team regular.If he can grasp the opportunity Iraola is offering, he won't just resurrect his Liverpool career he could save the club a fortune in the transfer market.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow