Chris Waddle has urged Tottenham Hotspur to win the race for a 22-year-old Premier League midfielder, with the Spurs legend convinced that the player is destined to be a regular for England in the future.
According to reports over recent days, signing an attacking midfielder has now become a priority for Tottenham after the injury to James Maddison.
Plenty of Premier League number tens have been linked with a move to Spurs, and it is unclear at the moment who Tottenham’s top target is.
One of those is Harvey Elliott, who has allegedly been identified as a Morgan Gibbs-White alternative by Tottenham.
Chris Waddle believes Harvey Elliott would be a major hit at Tottenham
Elliott has had some run-ins with Tottenham players in the past, and going by the reaction on social media, his signing may not be universally popular among Spurs fans.
However, Waddle believes that the 22-year-old’s quality is unquestionable and predicted that the Liverpool star will be a future England player.
The former Spurs midfielder told talkSPORTBet: “Harvey Elliott is a good player and was a big part of the England team that won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
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“For Elliott, the competition at Liverpool makes it really hard to get in, but the manager might say that he will get minutes off the bench and eventually will get his chances in the team.
“It’s a hard team to get into with the quality they’ve got, but I think he would be a good acquisition for any club, including Spurs. We know he’s got ability.
“He is looking like a future England player and he will have his eye on the World Cup next year, he could go out on loan in the Premier League to help that. He’s not going to get picked for the national team playing in the reserves or sitting on the bench. He needs to be playing regular football.”
Thomas Frank is a fan of Elliott, but there is one sticking point for Spurs
It was reported recently by TBR Football that Thomas Frank is prepared to offer Elliott the number ten role to convince him to come to Tottenham Hotspur.
However, the England Under-21 international will not come cheap, with The Athletic previously claiming Liverpool want over £50m to part ways with Elliott.
The same report suggested that the Reds would be willing to sell the attacking midfielder for £40m if they are allowed to attach a buy-back clause, but one doubts that the Lilywhites would be too keen on such an agreement.