Liverpool just got perfect Harvey Elliott answer and Arne Slot has to take it

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Liverpool FC NewsTransfer NewsLiverpool FCHarvey Elliott is due to return to Liverpool after a nightmare season at Aston Villa, but there could be an immediate opportunity for Arne Slot and Richard Hughes to make things right with himHarvey Elliott could play a huge role in Liverpool's summer transfer window(Image: Getty Images)Liverpool has to make sure it does right by Harvey Elliott this summer — even if that means letting him go.The way the 23-year-old has been treated over the past eight or so months has been nothing short of shoddy. A victim of a director of football pushing through a move his manager never wanted, he’s been forced to watch from the sidelines as his burgeoning career has stalled.READ MORE: Liverpool blocked from signing $14M talent Kennet Eichhorn in transfer setbackREAD MORE: Liverpool handed Jeremy Jacquet boost as double injury return expected in pre-seasonHe will, as Arne Slot has confirmed, return to Liverpool this summer, but the writing’s already on the wall for him at Anfield, and it has been for two years now.

And while Elliott is only under contract until next year at Anfield, clubs know that Liverpool wants to offload him, and he’s coming off the back of a season in which he played under 300 minutes of action.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Liverpool wants Diomande — who has previously expressed his fondness for the Reds — Elliott needs to go somewhere where he will get the game time he deserves, and RB Leipzig has shown plenty of interest in him, having failed in its own attempts to sign him last summer.A sway deal for Yan Diomande could suit all parties(Image: (Photo by Boris Streubel/Getty Images))With Diomande commanding a fee of around $117 million, throwing Elliott into the deal should knock a decent chunk off the price, and Leipzig would be getting a player with plenty of potential and time on his hands.No doubt Elliott would prefer to try and make it back at Liverpool, but even he must know there’s very little chance of that now — at least, while Slot remains in charge, there is.The most important thing for him now is to get his career back on track as quickly as possible.

If the Diomande swap deal is on the table, Slot and Hughes owe it to Elliott to take it.James Findlater James Findlater is a Content Editor for Liverpool.com, bringing nearly a decade of experience to his coverage of Liverpool FC and the wider football landscape. Before his current role, James served as a Sport Content Editor at the Liverpool ECHO and worked as a Trends and Football Writer for both the Manchester Evening News and Grimsby Live.