No be small matter wey dey happen for Aston Villa as manager Unai Emery don carry mouth talk say Liverpool need to change the terms wey dem put for Harvey Elliott loan agreement. According to Emery, the current situation dey affect the 22-year-old player negatively.
Last month, dem dey talk say Elliott no dey play regular and na because Villa need him to play 10 matches before dem fit buy am compulsorily. As e be now, he don play just five matches this season and no be small wahala dey follow am since he no enter matchday squad for almost three months.
As dem dey yarn, sources from Villa talk say the transfer fee no be wetin Liverpool dey talk, dem claim say na roughly £30 million ($41.3m) while Liverpool talk say na £35 million ($48.2m). This matter dey drag like say dem dey play ‘chess’ and na Elliott dey suffer the most.
Emery don talk say him don try settle this loan contract matter since three months ago, but no headway don show. He dey vex say na Liverpool hold the key for dis issue and if dem fit remove the clauses, Elliott go fit shine for pitch.
“Omo, I dey talk say Elliott go fit help us for the game, but wahala be say Liverpool still get their own conditions for the loan. Even as we dey talk, I still dey push for dem to change am because na true we wan make sure say him dey play,” Emery yarn.
As Villa dey battle for a top-four position, injury don scatter their midfield, meaning say players like Boubacar Kamara, Youri Tielemans and John McGinn no fit play. This won’t make it easy for dem to challenge teams like Chelsea wey dey on their tail.
Elliott don finally return to the squad, but all dis matter no dey help hin career as e be. Emery dey feel say him dey damage the player’s progress and dis no be wetin person wan see for player wey get future like Elliott.
As the season dey manage, Emery dey pray say Villa fit sort dis loan matter sharp-sharp before e dey late. Abeg Liverpool, una fit reason this thing make we all move forward?
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