Loads of Liverpool fans have been reacting to a Twitter update from reliable Times journalist Paul Joyce, who says Reds youngster Harvey Elliott will pen a new three-year contract this summer.
The Merseyside outfit signed the teenager from Fulham last summer, but he isn’t able to get a professional contract for Jurgen Klopp’s men until he turns 17.
That happens in April, but Joyce says that the club is waiting until the end of the season so he is then tied down to them until the summer of 2023.
Despite his tender years, he has certainly made something of an impact on the first team already, making seven appearances in all competitions, including a Premier League debut for Liverpool as a late substitute in their clash against Sheffield United at the beginning of this month.
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The youngster is still yet to get off the mark in terms of goals and assists, but it looks to only be a matter of time before he gets even more involvement with the senior squad given what he has shown to date.
It’s fair to say that a number of Reds supporters were delighted with the update when replying to Joyce’s tweet, with one describing it as “fantastic news” and another saying “get in”.
Other supporters went a little bit further and looked ahead to what it could mean for Liverpool moving forward, with one individual describing him as “our future”.
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Another suggested that both he and another young player in Curtis Jones “will be brilliant for us”, and as mentioned previously from their cameos to date hopes should be high for the teenagers.
Jones, of course, has already scored against both Everton and Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup this term.
Finally, other fans questioned the length of the contract extension, with more than one suggesting it should be longer than three years.
It probably is a little surprising that they haven’t given him a four or five-year deal, but perhaps they want to see more of him in the first team before committing to that. It would make sense, too.
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