Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott insists he wants to stay and fight for his place in the team amid speculation of a potential exit.
The 21-year-old has yet to start Premier League he has been playing since May and has missed two months of the current campaign with a broken foot.
The former Fulham midfielder became an increasingly prominent figure for Liverpool towards the end of Jurgen Klopp’s tenure but failed to build on the positive pre-season he enjoyed under Arne Slott.
Brighton & Hove Albion and Borussia Dortmund both have been linked with Elliott, potentially offering a loan move away from Anfield, but the player remains committed to the Premier League leaders and instead wants to force his way into Slott’s thinking.
“Liverpool is my club, Liverpool is my team. I want to fight for my place, fight for my position in the team,” Elliott was quoted as saying The Athletic. “I’m going to do what’s necessary and help the team when possible. It’s up to me to put in the effort, the hard work, the desire, to achieve it. I’m not going to give up. I’m going to keep fighting and who knows what could happen.
“It’s just friendly conversations: ‘Do I have to show you something to get more playing time? Do I need to work on anything in particular?’ We’ve had those conversations,” Elliott continued, revealing he’s talked to Slott about what needs to change.
“It’s not just me, it’s other guys who maybe didn’t play as much as they wanted to, they’re probably doing the same thing. I’ve got to keep my head down and wait for my chance.
“I was out with an injury at the beginning of the season. I don’t expect to come in and play right away. I want to help my team as much as I can. Help the club. Do everything I can.”
Elliott admitted he feels he can improve “physically” and that it could help him be a more effective member of the team: “We have players in the team who are amazing at that. As for Darwin, Curtis (Jones), those kind of people, all the time pressing, constantly running.
“It’s something I can do, but I have to get into the rhythm of doing it and make it effective. I’m not just doing it for the sake of it.”
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