Harvey Elliott won the Premier League with Liverpool before joining Aston Villa on loan last year

When Harvey Elliott joined Aston Villa on loan from Liverpool in August, he did so as a Premier League champion and as the player of the tournament in last summer's European Under-21 Championship.

He had contributed at key moments in Liverpool's title win but was expected to see more game time at Villa and push for inclusion in England's squad for the World Cup.

Five months on, the reality has proved very, very different - and Elliott has become a talented player that neither his parent club or his loan club appear to want.

The 22-year-old is still at Villa Park following the closure of the transfer window but his long-term future is the opposite of assured.