Harvey Elliott hits new Aston Villa low as £35m Liverpool transfer put further in doubt by teenager

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"He is working consistently. He is a good guy and his commitment to Aston Villa is fantastic."I am happy how he is doing his work here, but now it is difficult because he has other players playing and performing well, for example Emi Buendia and other players."Elaborating on Buendia's displays, Emery added: "When he was on loan in Germany, with Bayer Leverkusen, he didn't achieve his confidence.

He didn't achieve minutes. He didn't achieve numbers to recover himself, like a player he is."This year is completely different.

He started so focused. He started the season very demanding, getting fit, feeling confident, playing with his skills, showing in each match he played in pre-season."Everything that happened around him, he deserved it because he worked hard to recover his best form as a player like he had before he was here."When we decided to keep him here, and he decided to stay here as well, I was confident he could get the numbers he is achieving."