Liverpool fans think there could be a surprise late arrival on deadline day after Harvey Elliott sale

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It comes in the shape of a loan with obligation to buy for Harvey Elliott to Aston Villa.

Elliott looks set to join Villa for just £35m, which feels low for a player of his quality and experience.

And as they digest the news on Monday, Liverpool fans have decided there may be a blockbuster reason for the meagre fee.



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While Liverpool fans have expected that Elliott would depart, the fee has certainly disappointed a few.

But judging by the reaction of supporters on social media site X, they think it may all be part of a grand plan to swoop in and sign Morgan Rogers from Villa.

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“Morgan Rogers and Harvey Elliott swap deal?

Hmmm,” said one fan, with another adding: “This Morgan rogers to Liverpool bomba is going to be crazy.”

“Signing Jadon Sancho and Harvey Elliott seems very much like Aston Villa are covering for Morgan Rogers.

If not an exit today, could January be on the cards for the youngster?” posed one more supporter.

“Harvey Elliott going too cheap there, must be keeping them sweet for someone Morgan Rogers?,” someone else said, while one simply questioned: “Morgan Rogers in the next 12 months??”

“I like Harvey.

Morgan Rogers next season for us?”

“Didn’t even see obligation for Harvey Elliott deal, that’s terrible business,” said one fan, before adding pointedly.

“Wonder if we’ve done a deal with Villa for Morgan Rogers in January or next summer.”

Certainly, there would have been hope at Liverpool that they would be banking much more than £35m when it came to selling Elliott.

However, it feels unlikely at this stage that the 22-year-old is being played as a pawn in some kind of wider plot.

Instead, the fee is perhaps a result of Arne Slot barely giving Elliott any meaningful minutes throughout the whole of last season.

In terms of Rogers, it would not be a surprise if Liverpool were in for him at some stage in the future, and being as thorough as they are, maybe this would have crossed the minds of Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards.

But if a move is to come, it is highly unlikely to arrive before Monday’s 7pm deadline.