Harvey Elliott faces more months of frustration after Aston Villa and Liverpool failed to come up with an agreement to terminate his loan.
The midfielder will now continue to be sidelined by boss Unai Emery, with his career stuck in limbo due to a disastrous transfer saga.
Harvey Elliott Faces More Frustration
According to The Athletic, there were no recent talks between the two clubs to remove the 10-game obligation as part of the loan deal.
If Elliott plays 10 games for Villa, the club will need to sign him permanently for around £30million.
However, boss Emery has made it abundantly clear that they don’t want to sign the 22-year-old on a permanent deal.
The deal to bring Elliott to the Midlands was completed by Villa’s former Director of Football, Monchi, who left the club in September.
As it stands, Elliott has made seven appearances, meaning he can play two more matches before Villa have to stump up the cash to sign him permanently.
The report adds that Villa would have had to pay a termination fee to let him return to Liverpool, while the Premier League champions didn’t want him back.
Due to FIFA rules, a player can’t feature for more than two European sides during a season, having featured for Liverpool in the second game of the season.
It’s a sorry state of affairs for the player who has seen a year of crucial development fall by the wayside.
Elliott has remained quiet on his current situation and he has reportedly shown a positive attitude around the club despite his lack of gametime.
Other Losers From January Transfer Window
Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta failed to get his move to AC Milan after the Italian giants pulled out of a deal following his medical.
Mateta was on the verge of getting his wish by leaving Selhurst Park in a £35million deal until a concern over a previous knee injury saw AC Milan turn their backs on the transfer.
The striker will now face a battle to be integrated into the Palace squad following the arrival of Jorgen Strand Larsen.
Elsewhere, Crystal Palace pulled out of a late deal to sign Dwight McNeil after agreeing on a £20m fee with Everton.
The winger was braced to move to London, but Palace’s failure to raise funds in Mateta’s collapsed deal meant they opted against signing the 26-year-old.
