According to the Echo, we haven't even contacted Liverpool about trying to change the terms of the contract. If they removed the obligation to buy he may be our only midfielder available in a week or two, for Liverpool he gets a few games and makes it easier to sell in the summer.
Oddly it's reported Roma are still obliged to pay the full season of the Bailey loan money regardless of termination or recall, so we could well be in the same boat with Elliott if he stays or not.
At least play him up until loan to buy obligation.
The Elliott to Deano's Charlotte maybe back on the cardshttps://x.com/SkySportsNews/status/2014374053457350779?s=20
Quote from: Toronto Villa on January 22, 2026, 05:39:17 PMThe Elliott to Deano's Charlotte maybe back on the cardshttps://x.com/SkySportsNews/status/2014374053457350779?s=20Can someone explain this for me please"Dean Smith sees Harvey Elliott as a right half-space receiver, connecting underlaps and pinning the last line. Charlotte should set up a 3+2 rest defence behind him. On loan at Villa from Liverpool, using a DP slot is a tidy bit of business."
Quote from: KNVillan on January 22, 2026, 05:41:51 PMQuote from: Toronto Villa on January 22, 2026, 05:39:17 PMThe Elliott to Deano's Charlotte maybe back on the cardshttps://x.com/SkySportsNews/status/2014374053457350779?s=20Can someone explain this for me please"Dean Smith sees Harvey Elliott as a right half-space receiver, connecting underlaps and pinning the last line. Charlotte should set up a 3+2 rest defence behind him. On loan at Villa from Liverpool, using a DP slot is a tidy bit of business."Fuck knows what right half space receiver is but Designated Player (DP) in the MLS is a player whose high salary and acquisition costs are largely exempt from the league's salary cap.