Expert reveals 'the only option' for Harvey Elliott after calamitous Aston Villa spell

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Fri 19 December 2025 16:09, UK Harvey Elliott may be forced to sacrifice the second half of the season amid his exclusion from Unai Emery’s and Arne Slot’s plans.That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who has given his verdict on Elliott’s ‘difficult‘ situation at Aston Villa.Elliott’s season-long loan at Aston Villa from Liverpool could be terminated in January, with the 22-year-old having appeared just five times under Emery.Liverpool could sell Elliott in January with interest in the midfielder from clubs in the Bundesliga and Serie A.Harvey Elliott would be a great acquisitionEverton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – states that Elliott cannot be loaned out again this season having already played for two clubs this campaign.Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness has been left surprised by his current situation at Aston Villa.He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “Well, the regulations mean you can only play for two clubs in a season. So he’s already played for Liverpool once and Aston Villa.

So he’s got to come back to Liverpool. MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES “And so I think that’s what’s pointing to him coming back to Liverpool in some way.

It’s been difficult to find a spot for him. “And if he does come back, I hope Arne Slot does find a way to use him and give him some space because, if you remember, it wasn’t long ago he was being tipped for England in the World Cup.