Harvey Elliott (signed on loan)

[tomd2103]

I’m beginning to think Emery had absolutely no input in his loan/signing whatsoever and it was all on Monchi. Onana, Barkley and Maartsen coming on before him must really make him wonder why he bothered.

Barkley in particular coming on in the position he plays must have been a real kick in the spuds.

[eamonn]

As soon as he let's those curls blossom on his bonce again, he'll be back in.

[Matt C]

He’s getting the tough love treatment right now (ask Tielemans) but he’ll be fine. Good player, Unai wants him to be totally in tune with the system before trusting him.

[Dave]

I'm sure he'll eventually do a Tielemans, but he's probably wondering why he's swapped not coming off Liverpool's bench for not coming off ours.

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah Unai does do this, but once they’re in they are fully in.

[PhilVill]

I don't think Unai wanted him and it wouldn't surprise me at all if he goes back to LFC come Jan, with an agreement being made to cancel the loan. I don't think he'll make the ten games, it was telling that Barkley came on. It may just be one of those things where something just doesn't work out.

[PaulWinch again]

I think it’s way too soon to judge that.

[PhilVill]

It's just a feeling, he may well go on to have a fabulous career with us and I'd be chuffed if he did as I rate him, but I'd still not be surprised if he went back to Liverpool in Jan.

[JUAN PABLO]

I think Liverpool need him more than us .

[kippaxvilla2]

It’s the ten appearance clause.

[Crown Hill]

I’m beginning to think Emery had absolutely no input in his loan/signing whatsoever and it was all on Monchi. Onana, Barkley and Maartsen coming on before him must really make him wonder why he bothered.

Barkley in particular coming on in the position he plays must have been a real kick in the spuds.

Barkley came on for Onana as part of the mid two.

Elliott is a 10 isn’t he? It’s Buendía who seems to have blossomed ahead of him.

[Drummond]

Emery said a lot of good things about Elliott and vice versa.

He's a clever player who works hard, had a long season last season and is now adapting to another manager's way of working. He's had Klopp, Slot and Carsley in the last 18 months and now he has a proper manager!

[Dave]

It’s the ten appearance clause.

Surely that's nonsense though?

We agreed to sign one of the most highly-rated young players in world football, but now that we have him we're deliberately not playing him so that we don't have to buy him?

Wouldn't it have made more sense to just not try and buy him in the first place?

[Somniloquism]

If the need to pay for him (or at least have his value hit the books) when he hits 10 is true, then delaying those 10 into the next calendar year does appear to be the call being made.

[pauliewalnuts]

Why would we do that, though? Agree to that clause?