Harvey Elliott reaffirms Liverpool future plans after Lille winner | OneFootball

Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott has reiterated that he won't be leaving the club in the January transfer window, stating the Premier League leaders are 'his club'.

The 21-year-old replaced the injured Curtis Jones at the halfway point of Liverpool's Champions League encounter with Lille on Wednesday with the Reds one-nil up thanks to Mohamed Salah's 22nd goal of the season.

Jonathan David, one of Europe's most prolific goalscorers and a regular in transfer gossip columns, levelled the scores despite Lille being reduced to ten players, but Elliott was on hand to book a seventh straight Champions League win for Liverpool, who have qualified for the knockout rounds of the reformatted competition.

Elliott's future was called into question earlier this month, amid reported interest from Brighton & Hove Albion and Borussia Dortmund, but he downplayed talk that he could leave Anfield in the build-up to Wednesday's game even though he's been on the periphary of Arne Slot's squad.

And after his match-winning contribution, Elliott doubled-down on his stance and confirmed that he won't be leaving Liverpool anytime soon.

"I think it’s pretty clear to be honest... I’m not leaving. I said it in an interview the other day, this is my team," Elliott told Amazon Prime. "This is my club, I’m a massive fan and we are in a great position this season. Without saying anything on social media... I didn’t really see all the stuff but it’s just a few things that my friends have said to me and calling me up left, right and centre asking if I’m going here or here.

Elliott is working hard to earn more regular minutes / Michael Steele/GettyImages

"It’s always going to happen in January, especially after being out for a long time and not really playing as much as I want to. But that’s football."

Elliott then revealed that scoring the winning goal for Liverpool on a Champions League night at Anfield was one of his childhood dreams, and detailed how grateful he is to have the opportunity to play for the club he's supported since he was a young boy.

"It’s hard to put into words. All my life I’ve dreamt of playing Champions League football. Not only for my boyhood club, but to play here at Anfield in front of our fans and to score as well," he said.

"It’s a pinch me moment. My family are in the stands as well. It’s an amazing feeling but it’s done now. I just need to focus on the next couple of games, go into training tomorrow and make sure I’m putting in the work again.

"To be able to play in this team with not only amazing players but amazing human beings with great coaching staff and a great manager behind us. I feel like we’re in the best possible place to achieve big things together."