Jamie Carragher makes Liverpool transfer claim and exciting Harvey Elliott prediction

Jamie Carragher says he understands Liverpool’s choice to permit Georginio Wijnaldum to go away the membership and is backing Harvey Elliott to shine for his outdated aspect this season.

The Dutchman ended his five-year stay at Anfield earlier in the summertime after the expiration of his contract, which he signed in 2016 after arriving from Newcastle.

Throughout his time on Merseyside, the 30-year-old made 237 appearances for the Reds and gained 4 main trophies alongside the way in which.

Discuss a attainable contract extension was on the playing cards for a number of months, however ultimately Wijnaldum determined to name time on his spell at Liverpool and join Paris Saint-Germain.

Liverpool have already added Diogo Jota, Thiago Alcantara and Ibrahima Konate to their Premier League profitable squad.

Whereas teenager Curtis Jones has additionally skilled extra first crew motion during the last 12 months, with Harvey Elliott additionally set to be in and spherical Jurgen Klopp’s squad this season.

And Carragher believes Wijnaldum’s departure is the primary of quite a lot of exits that can happen over the subsequent couple of years as Reds boss Klopp seems to be to evolve his squad.

He advised PA: “You need the crew to evolve. You don’t need drastic change, revolution, and 7 gamers must exit as a result of they’ve all come to the tip on the similar time.

“You need Wijnaldum to remain however I can perceive it from the membership’s standpoint as properly: there are a number of gamers in that midfield attending to that age and possibly you need youthful blood; extra room for Curtis Jones, possibly, who’s one other participant who will are available in.

“I can perceive it from each conditions however there are a number of gamers at that stage of two years to go along with Liverpool round that 28-to-30 mark and we’ve presumably seen the primary two or three of that (rejuvenation) with Jota and Konate coming in.

“I believe there could also be yet one more earlier than the window closes however over the subsequent couple of years we should see a couple of extra and that gradual evolving of that nice Jurgen Klopp crew will come to an finish and hopefully he’ll have the ability to create one other one earlier than he goes.”

Elliott remodeled 40 appearances throughout a formidable season-long mortgage spell with Rovers final 12 months, scoring seven targets and claiming 11 assists.

And recent from signing a new deal with the Reds last month, he was named within the membership’s travelling celebration for his or her pre-season coaching camp in Austria.

The previous Fulham teenager has been utilised in a midfield three by the Reds throughout pre-season and once more impressed through the defeat to Hertha Berlin in Austria on Thursday.

And with Xherdan Shaqiri being tipped to depart Anfield earlier than the tip of the switch window, Carragher believes the 18-year-old could be the proper substitute for the Swiss worldwide.

He mentioned: “He was excellent final season, the most effective gamers within the Championship for such a younger lad.

“I really see Harvey coming in and taking the place of Shaqiri, actually, who I believe will transfer on, and he (Elliott) could have that position within the squad.

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“It’s attention-grabbing in pre-season he has performed extra central midfield than a part of the entrance three as a result of it’s all the time going to be troublesome being a right-sided attacking participant with a left foot when you may have Mo Salah in entrance of you however he’ll get alternatives.

“He’s a participant of giant high quality and I’m positive he’s going to have an enormous Liverpool future and, when you may have somebody who has that high quality, it doesn’t matter about his age, it’s a must to give them their head.

“I’d think about Harvey Elliott can be getting 15 to twenty video games this season.”

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