Harvey Elliott has been in stunning form for England U21s in the European Championships as the Young Lions made it to the final for the second successive tournament.
A 2-1 win over the Netherlands, with both goals scored by Harvey Elliott, sent Lee Carsley's side into the Euros final to defend their crown against the Germans in a replay of England's third group match of this tournament.
Germany emerged victorious in the group stages, but England had rested a few players for that game, who will be more likely to start during the final on Saturday evening.
Practically nailed on to start will be Liverpool's Harvey Elliott as he continues to show why he shouldn't be left rotting on the bench at Anfield.
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Graeme Bailey thinks it will be difficult to do a deal for Harvey Elliott
Newcastle have shown interest in Elliott in the past, and while we wrote yesterday that we should be going all out to sign him, there are, of course, plenty of other clubs interested.
Meanwhile, transfer journalist Graeme Bailey has told TBR Football that Liverpool will want closer to £50 million than £40 million for Elliott, which could put Newcastle off making a move.
“I’ve been told Elliott’s asking price is closer to £50m than £40m at the moment.
“Liverpool got nearly £30m for [Fabio] Carvalho last summer and are asking for £30m for [Ben] Doak, so on that scale you can see why they would be wanting well in excess of £40m for Elliott.
“But Liverpool are not in a hurry to sell at all, they know what a good player Elliott is and I think it’s more the player pushing to go in a World Cup year — if he goes somewhere and has a great year he could be in contention for England, stranger things have happened.
“Brighton have played down their interest, they’ve got a lot of options in those areas. But with João Pedro leaving, does that increase Elliott’s chances? I suspect it does.
“Elliott’s former club Fulham are also in the mix and Newcastle are interested too, there’s an awful lot of clubs who like him.”
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We don't see Newcastle making a move for Harvey Elliott
Clearly, if Newcastle are interested, it's not going to be an easy deal to get done with Liverpool more than happy to keep hold of him.
It also feels as though any move for Elliott would only come if the current negotiations for João Pedro collapse, as they are very similar players, as evidenced by the fact that Brighton would only likely enter the race if they were to lose João Pedro.
Harvey Elliott does feel more like a fantasy signing to us right now, not one that the club are actively pursuing, and perhaps, as we stated yesterday, we are getting a bit carried away after seeing Elliott's two wonder-goals against the Netherlands.