Arne Slot and Unai Emery have offered their thoughts on Harvey Elliott\u2019s situation ahead of Friday\u2019s game between Liverpool and Aston Villa.<\/p>\n
During last summer\u2019s transfer window, Elliott left Liverpool <\/a>to join Aston Villa on loan with an obligation to buy if he makes ten Premier League appearances.<\/p>\n With Elliott <\/a>coming off a great U21 European Championships, this was considered a good deal for all parties at the time, but this move has not worked out for anyone involved.<\/p>\n Due to the terms of the buy clause and Aston Villa being impacted by PSR rules, Emery has not been playing Elliott to avoid a permanent deal and the two clubs could not reach an agreement to alter the arrangement in January.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n This has left Elliott to endure a wasted season with very little game time, and Villa boss Emery has now hit out at the handling of this situation.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is something embarrassing for everyone involved in it. My apologies for Harvey Elliott are every day in my mind,\u201d Emery said on Thursday.<\/p>\n READ: Liverpool and Labour in same boat but maybe Slot and Starmer should stay?<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cBut it is the responsibility. We have our responsibility and Liverpool have their responsibility.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a human and as a person, how the season has gone has been difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n Slot, meanwhile, has acknowledged that Elliott\u2019s situation is a \u201cpity\u201d, and he has revealed what wull happen with the midfielder this summer.<\/p>\n \u201cI think for him, for everyone, it didn\u2019t work out as he wanted it, as we wanted it and probably also how Villa wanted it, because you usually sign a player or bring him in on loan to use him,\u201d Slot told reporters.<\/p>\n