{"id":1099299,"date":"2019-07-29T17:32:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T16:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1099299"},"modified":"2019-07-29T17:32:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T16:32:37","slug":"harvey-elliott-liverpool-jurgen-klopp","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/harvey-elliott-liverpool-jurgen-klopp\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvey Elliott rejected offers from ‘pretty much everywhere’ to join Liverpool, says Jurgen Klopp"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jurgen Klopp has revealed Liverpool fended off interest from most of Europe’s top clubs to sign record-breaking teenager, Harvey Elliott.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Premier League\u2019s youngest ever player was signed from Fulham over the weekend and had been linked with\u00a0likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig.<\/p>\n

Could\u00a0Elliott play a first-team role next term? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • The 16-year-old joined Liverpool on Sunday after his\u00a0schoolboy contract with Fulham expired in June.<\/li>\n
  • He\u00a0won’t be able\u00a0to sign a professional contract with the Reds until his 17th birthday next April.<\/li>\n
  • In September 2018, Elliott became Fulham and the League Cup\u2019s youngest ever player at 15 years and 174 days.<\/li>\n
  • He made his debut against Napoli in a 3-0 pre-season defeat on Sunday.<\/li>\n
  • Klopp has since stated that Elliott “needs game time”, suggesting he could play a first-team role next season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Having secured the tyro’s signature, Klopp had no hesitations handing\u00a0Elliott his unofficial Liverpool debut against Napoli in Edinburgh at the weekend, introducing the\u00a0Surrey-born midfielder in the closing stages at\u00a0Murrayfield.<\/p>\n

    Speaking after his brief cameo in Scotland, the German has revealed that the Reds beat some of the continent’s finest clubs to prise\u00a0Elliott away from west London.<\/p>\n

    “I can say many positive things about the boy because we have signed him and he decided to join us when he could have gone pretty much anywhere,” Klopp said.<\/p>\n

    “He wanted to be part of Liverpool because of his talent.<\/p>\n

    “Now that he is here, let’s work with him. He needs game time, we have to see where he will get that.<\/p>\n

    “He is obviously a fine, fine footballer – that is the reason why we were really interested.”<\/p>\n