Christian Purslow cites £100m reason for Liverpool ignoring ‘obvious’ Harvey Elliott opportunity

Former Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow has explained why he thinks Liverpool ‘aren’t playing ball’ regarding Harvey Elliott’s loan move to Aston Villa.

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Six months ago, the 22-year-old joined Unai Emery’s side from the Reds on an initial temporary basis, with the deal containing an obligation for a permanent transfer once he’d made 10 apperances for the Midlands club.