{"id":34406,"date":"2025-07-24T19:01:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T19:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/34406\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T19:01:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T19:01:14","slug":"i-need-to-be-selfish-elliott-speaks-as-liverpool-target-record-isak-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/34406\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I need to be selfish\u2019 \u2013 Elliott speaks as Liverpool target record Isak deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s growing uncertainty around the future of one of our longest-serving young players as the club continues its aggressive summer recruitment drive.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by The Anfield Wrap on X, Harvey Elliott has spoken candidly about his situation at Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>While the midfielder reaffirmed his love for the club, he also hinted that his time at Anfield may not be guaranteed going forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I had it my way I\u2019d be here for the rest of my career, I love everything about the club,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut at the same time I need to be selfish and see what\u2019s best for me. I have big ambitions. I want to go to the World Cup, keep being successful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harvey Elliott needs to be realistic about Liverpool opportunities<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3951\" height=\"2634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/harvey-elliott.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-268405 has-webp\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:3951\/2634;max-width:2048px\"\/>(Photo by Jan Kruger\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old has become a fan favourite at Anfield since arriving as a teenager in 2019, but opportunities under our Dutch head coach have been limited.<\/p>\n<p>Despite featuring in 18 league games last season, Elliott clocked just 360 minutes. And with Florian Wirtz now through the door and Hugo Ekitike already agreed, chances could dry up further.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool have reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.empireofthekop.com\/2025\/07\/24\/alexander-isak-newcastle-bombshell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">made Alexander Isak a top striker target this summer<\/a>. But any move for the Newcastle man would likely require further sales.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott, a boyhood Red, could be one of those sacrificed \u2014 despite his clear commitment.<\/p>\n<p>Harvey Elliot\u2019s days at Anfield could be numbered<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3392\" height=\"2241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/elliott-west-ham.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-274150 has-webp\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:3392\/2241;max-width:2048px\"\/>(Photo by Ryan Pierse\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s still something I need to review,\u201d the No.19 admitted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had many new players come in. Whether it blocks the path for me, I don\u2019t know\u2026 but my main focus is here, unless anything changes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former Fulham talent will be aware that with the World Cup on the horizon, a lack of minutes could hurt his international ambitions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.empireofthekop.com\/2025\/07\/01\/ornstein-elliott-liverpool-asking-price\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Ornstein has shared how much the Reds will be looking to recoup for Elliott\u2019s services<\/a> and it feels like a deal we wouldn\u2019t be opposed to agreeing to.<\/p>\n<p>Fans will hope he remains part of the project, but with Liverpool looking to raise funds for a potential Isak deal, this is one to watch closely.<\/p>\n<p>You can view Elliott\u2019s comments via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAnfieldWrap\/status\/1948343435603456159\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@TheAnfieldWrap<\/a> on X:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Harvey Elliott speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAnfieldWrap?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@TheAnfieldWrap<\/a>\ud83d\udde3<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I had it my way i&#8217;d be here for the rest of my career, I love everything about the club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But at the same time I need to be selfish and see what\u2019s best for me. I have big ambitions. I want to go to the World Cup, keep being\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nclCnF2Iyc\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/nclCnF2Iyc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Anfield Wrap (@TheAnfieldWrap) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAnfieldWrap\/status\/1948343435603456159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vao4GCVBadmjAhMKTS1r\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Join our channel of readers on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the day\u2019s top stories straight to your mobile<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s growing uncertainty around the future of one of our longest-serving young players as the club continues its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34407,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":["post-34406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}