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Liverpool could demand a fee of up to $69million to sign Harvey Elliott this summer, according to a recent report.

The midfielder, who starred for England Under-21s in its European Championship success this summer, is expected to leave the Reds this window and has attracted interest from multiple Premier League clubs.

Brighton & Hove Albion is a known admirer of Elliott, who has reportedly attracted interest from West Ham United, Fulham, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest.



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The outlet claims any deals for James McAtee and Carney Chukwuemeka this summer could prove to be relevant price points when assessing Elliott’s value, as was Jobe Bellingham’s £32M ($44M) switch to Borussia Dortmund.

The Athletic adds Liverpool values Elliott above the £30M ($41M) fee that Bayer Leverkusen will initially pay to sign Jarell Quansah, with Liverpool’s starting point in excess of £40M ($55M) for Elliott, with a buyback clause inserted into the deal or “above £50M ($69M) without one”.

The report also claims RB Leipzig are among the sides interested in the 22-year-old, although it’s not clear if the German club will look for a permanent transfer or loan signing.

Elliott has already admitted this summer that he may need to move on for the sake of his career and claimed he could afford to “waste” any more time playing a fringe role.

The former Fulham youth star started just two Premier League matches under Arne Slot last season, and they both came after Liverpool had secured the title in April.

A foot injury derailed his first half of the season, and Slot admitted in May that he was not convinced by Elliott after he returned to the side, but eventually was persuaded to hand him more minutes

Harvey Elliott could have played his final game for Liverpool

His performances at the Under-21 Euros, where he was voted Player of the Tournament, underlined Elliott’s quality and why remaining a backup at Liverpool no longer feels like a viable solution.

“I don’t think he needs to help with his confidence; I think he’s a confident boy anyway and you see that at Liverpool week in, week out, when he plays,” said former Liverpool defender Conor Coady when speaking on Channel 4 after England’s win in Slovakia on Sunday.

“We’ve seen that in this competition

We’ve said before about him being a leader - I think he’s shown that he’s a leader - but I think it’s massively important the next step he takes in his career.

“Whatever he does now, whether that be at Liverpool or elsewhere, that he goes, plays and plays a lot
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