Struggling Premier League champions Liverpool will hope to kickstart an improved run of form when they face Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Arne Slot’s side currently sit eighth in the top flight standings and have already lost five times in the league so far this term, more than they did in the entirety of last season.
This is despite the Merseyside outfit spending more than £400 million during the summer transfer window, breaking the British transfer record twice to sign Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak.
After a humiliating 3-0 defeat against Manchester City last time out, Slot will hope to see his side return to winning ways against Forest at Anfield.
In the meantime, it appears that one player on Liverpool’s books is attracting interest from elsewhere in Europe amid uncertainty surrounding his future.
As per Football Insider, midfielder Harvey Elliott – currently on loan at Aston Villa – is attracting interest from clubs in Germany and Italy.
Elliott, 22, joined Villa on a season-long loan deal over the summer having failed to establish himself as a guaranteed starter at Anfield, but his start to life at Villa Park has not gone to plan.
Elliott has struggled since joining Villa (Photo: PA Images/Alamy)
So far the Englishman has featured just five times for the Villans, and his only Premier League start of the season lasted just 45 minutes.
It is claimed that Liverpool could look to recall the midfielder when the transfer window reopens in January, however he would not be able to go out loan elsewhere as rules stipulate that a player can only play for two sides in one season.
With that in mind, the report suggests that Elliott could be allowed to leave permanently for a cut-price during the upcoming mid-season window.
The midfielder – who starred for England as they won the Under-21 Euros this summer – is contracted to Liverpool until the end of the 2026/27 season.
Villa have an obligation to buy the midfielder for a fee of £35 million next summer under the terms of the initial loan deal, but it appears increasingly likely that the Reds could cut short that agreement.