{"id":209555,"date":"2025-06-24T05:25:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T05:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/209555\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T05:25:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T05:25:09","slug":"liverpool-can-pull-off-better-transfer-than-wirtz-if-richard-hughes-repeats-35m-coup-football-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/209555\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool can pull off better transfer than Wirtz if Richard Hughes repeats \u00a335m coup | Football | Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool have the opportunity to complete their best piece of business this summer, even after signing Germany\u2019s hottest talent. Florian Wirtz<\/a> arrived in a \u00a3116million deal from Bayer Leverkusen and the Reds seem destined to be one of the busiest Premier League<\/a> clubs in the transfer window.<\/p>\n

To recoup some of the vast sums being spent on Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and potentially Milos Kerkez, Liverpool<\/a> are selling some of their fringe stars. Jarell Quansah is reportedly close to joining Leverkusen in a \u00a335m agreement. Harvey Elliott has also expressed doubts over his future, and a clever tactic involving the midfielder could represent Liverpool<\/a>\u2019s best deal this summer.<\/p>\n

Leverkusen are reported to have agreed that Liverpool<\/a> can have a buy-back clause inserted into Quansah\u2019s contract. That allows the Reds to have more control over the next moves of a player they believe to have a bright future at the top of the game.<\/p>\n

A similar pathway should be considered for Elliott. The 22-year-old will have strong interest from Premier League clubs and those abroad.<\/p>\n

If Liverpool<\/a> can agree a deal in the region of \u00a335-40m for the England Under-21 star, but negotiate a buy-back clause into his contract at a new club, that could be the best piece of business sporting director Richard Hughes completes this summer.<\/p>\n

Wirtz\u2019s arrival and a new contract for Mohamed Salah<\/a> mean Elliott is unlikely to earn much game time at Liverpool<\/a> next season. He made only 18 Premier League appearances last term and his first start came in May, when the title was already wrapped up.<\/p>\n

A loan is unlikely to suit Elliott. The former Fulham prospect is at a stage in his career where he needs a settled environment and regular football. Brighton or Crystal Palace are destinations that might be desirable.<\/p>\n

But if Liverpool<\/a> can maintain some power over his future with a buy-back clause, then that would represent excellent business. With more of a say over where Elliott goes next, Liverpool<\/a> may even be tempted to accept a smaller fee than their current valuation. That would tempt more clubs to the table this summer.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to be 23 next season and I don’t really want to be wasting years of my career, as it’s a short career. I just want to improve and be the best player I can be,\u201d Elliott said last week.<\/p>\n

“If that’s to go somewhere else, then it’s a decision I’m going to have to make. Nothing makes me want to leave. I love the club, I love the fans, the team. I support them as well. It’s just about what\u2019s best for my career.”<\/p>\n

Having power over the future of a top player would be in Liverpool<\/a>\u2019s best interests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool have the opportunity to complete their best piece of business this summer, even after signing Germany\u2019s hottest…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209556,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[1121,3018,748,393,2912,94,38970,4884,22689,53169,18519,179,763,16123,101,16727,93,100,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-209555","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-arne-slot","9":"tag-bayer-leverkusen","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-florian-wirtz","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-football-transfers","15":"tag-great-britain","16":"tag-harvey-elliott","17":"tag-jarell-quansah","18":"tag-jeremie-frimpong","19":"tag-liverpool","20":"tag-liverpool-fc","21":"tag-milos-kerkez","22":"tag-premier-league","23":"tag-richard-hughes","24":"tag-sport","25":"tag-transfer-news","26":"tag-uk","27":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}