London [UK], September 2: Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott has joined Spanish side Valencia on a season-long loan deal.
It will be the second successive campaign the 23-year-old has spent away from Anfield following an unsuccessful spell at Aston Villa last term.
The former Fulham academy player had joined Villa in search of more opportunities after making only two league starts in Liverpool's 2024-25 title-winning campaign.
However, he was limited to just nine appearances for Unai Emery's side after they opted against triggering a clause that would have obliged them to sign him for £35 million ($47.4 million) after 10 games.
He returned to Liverpool this summer and was given run-outs by new manager Andoni Iraola in pre-season but was since left out of their draws with Newcastle and Nottingham Forest to start the Reds' season.
Elliott becomes the second English player to leave the club to join a new venture abroad after Curtis Jones left on a permanent transfer to Inter Milan last month.
There has been some outgoing business this week with Spanish midfielder Stefan Bajcetic rejoining boyhood club Celta Vigo on a permanent deal.
The 22-year-old, who spent four years on the books at Anfield, made 22 first-team appearances for the Reds, scoring one goal. He had also spent time on loan at RB Salzburg and Las Palmas.
Liverpool also announced the signing of 18-year-old goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans from KRC Genk on a long-term deal but he will remain with the Belgian Pro League side for the duration of this season on loan.
Atletico Madrid sign striker David from Juventus
Atletico Madrid have announced the signing of striker Jonathan David from Juventus on a season-long loan deal.
The 26-year-old arrives at the Riyadh Air Metropolitan Stadium following just one season at Juventus where he struggled and scored just eight times in 47 games for the club.
David scored three times at this summer's World Cup for Canada and is his country's all-time leading goalscorer.
Striker Julian Alvarez has been linked with a move away from the club all summer with the likes of Barcelona interested in the signature of the Argentina international.
Alvarez could still leave the club and Atletico will want to bolster their attacking options after Antoine Griezmann left at the end of last season.
The 26-year-old has only played 24 minutes for Atletico this season and was left out of the squad that beat Sevilla 3-1 on Saturday.
Source: Qatar Tribune
