Aston Villa make Harvey Elliott decision as cryptic message sent after Liverpool noise

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Harvey Elliott's loan move from Liverpool to Aston Villa has been shrouded in uncertainty this season, but the midfielder has been at the forefront of the club's Christmas advertising campaignLiverpool loanee Harvey Elliott has had a challenging season at Aston Villa, but that has not stopped him from featuring heavily in the club's festive marketing campaign. Despite scoring on his full debut against Brentford in the League Cup in September, he was subbed off at half-time in his only other start against former club Fulham later that month.Since then, he's only been brought on once as a late substitute in Villa's Europa League win over Feyenoord in early October.

In the seven matches since his last game, Elliott remained benched against Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur, Go Ahead Eagles and Maccabi Tel Aviv, and was left out of the squad entirely for wins over manchester-city-fc>Manchester City and AFC Bournemouth.READ MORE: Harvey Elliott's Aston Villa nightmare, loan clause and chance of Liverpool returnREAD MORE: I expected Marc Guehi to join Liverpool - It's obvious what my team-mate will do nextHe was also ineligible to play against his parent club, Liverpool. The future of the young midfielder has been thrown into doubt due to his limited playing time.The situation is further complicated by the fact that he made two appearances for Liverpool before joining Villa, which prevents him from playing for a third team in the 2025/26 season.

Elliott is one of several players featured in Villa's Christmas marketing campaign.The club shared a photo of him wearing a Villa woolly hat, 'Up the Villa' scarf and Christmas jumper, accompanied by the slogan: 'All is Claret, All is Blue'. Despite being only on loan at Villa Park, the inclusion of the 22-year-old in the campaign could be seen as a significant indication of Villa's intentions, despite the ongoing speculation about his future.Speaking at the end of October when Elliott was left out of the squad to play City, Villa manager Emery said: "I explained it two days ago in the press conference.