Liverpool make Harvey Elliott transfer decision after £51m Tottenham Hotspur move

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Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott is a wanted man(Image: Daniel Chesterton/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)

Liverpool will look to resist a late attempt to take Harvey Elliott before Monday's transfer deadline.

Arne Slot is determined to retain the England Under-21 hero for the season ahead.

West Ham United were understood to have shown an interest earlier this summer and the Premier League champions have been in talks with RB Leipzig over a potential deal that is connected to Xavi Simons' future.

Dutch winger Simons is now on the cusp of a £51m move from Leipzig to Tottenham Hotspur.

That is expected to lead to increased interest from the Bundesliga side as they try to recruit a replacement for the 22-year-old.

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However, the ECHO understands Liverpool are planning for the campaign ahead with Elliott as part of their ranks and will only consider a sale that would represent an incredible profit on a player who joined for a minimal fee of around £4m from Fulham in 2019, via a tribunal hearing.

With players like Tyler Dibling (to Everton), Jacob Ramsey (to Newcastle United), Matheus Fernandes (to West Ham United) and Omari Hutchinson (to Nottingham Forest) all moving for figures of between £38m and £42m in recent days, Liverpool feel the true valuation for 22-year-old Elliott, who was integral to an England side who won the European Under-21 Championship in June, far exceeds the current market rate.

Liverpool's stance is perhaps backed up by Newcastle United's impending £65m deal for Nick Woltemade, the Germany Under-21 international who played against Elliott and his England colleagues in the Euros final back on June 30.

Stuttgart striker Woltemade finished as runner-up to Elliott as the Player of the Tournament in Bratislava and Reds head coach Slot wants to keep the versatile midfielder around beyond Monday night's September 1 deadline.

Speaking during the Hong Kong leg of the club's pre-season tour of Asia in July, Elliott said of his future: “If I had it my way I would be here for the rest of my career, it's as simple as that.

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“I love everything about the club, but at the same time I kind of need to be selfish and see what's best for me.

I want to get in the World Cup squad.

“I want to keep being successful as a player.

I need to have a talk with everyone and review the situation.

"We have many new players who have come in so whether it blocks the path for me I'm not sure.