Before Aston Villa move: RB Leipzig’s low offer for Elliott revealed! | OneFootball

This summer, Harvey Elliott was already in advanced talks with RB Leipzig, but ultimately decided to transfer from Liverpool to league rival Aston Villa.

The reason why a move to the Bundesliga didn't happen has now been revealed by James Pearce, a reporter for 'The Athletic'. According to the journalist, the Saxons offered a transfer fee of 20 million euros for the midfielder, an amount that seems almost ridiculously small given the current usual transfer sums.

It's no wonder, then, that RB's attempt to convince Elliott to move to the Bundesliga failed miserably, at least in this transfer window.

Since Liverpool secured the services of Florian Wirtz in the summer, the departure of the 22-year-old was not unexpected if he wanted to continue gaining match experience. Liverpool prudently secured a buy-back clause for the loan.

If Elliott continues his strong performances at Aston Villa, RB will have to significantly raise their potential pain threshold in the next transfer window if they still want to sign the youngster.

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