Harvey Elliott’s loan switch to Valencia for the remainder of the 2026/27 season has been officially confirmed.The England youth international shared a greeting message to his new club’s fanbase, courtesy of @valenciacf on X (formerly Twitter).“I’m so excited to see you in the Mestalla Stadium on the weekend,” the Reds star said.“I’m very happy and excited. See you then and hopefully we can make a good game [against Barcelona].”This follows the midfielder’s prior loan spell with Aston Villa in 2025/26, which saw the 23-year-old limited to 284 minutes of action across 11 appearances (in all competitions).Hopefully a more promising loan spell for Harvey Elliott than the last(Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)You have to feel for Elliott. A season ago, he was coming off the back of a successful U21 Euros, within which he was named the player of the tournament.Fast forward to September 2026, and the picture is looking considerably bleaker as far as his Liverpool future is concerned. Valencianistas, Harvey tiene un mensaje para vosotros#BenvingutElliott#ADNVCF pic.twitter.com/RfzBVqxVpw— Valencia CF (@valenciacf) September 1, 2026Limited minutes under Unai Emery in the West Midlands, and no luck impressing Andoni Iraola in pre-season to warrant sticking around in what looks like a supremely thin squad ahead of the transfer window deadline at 11pm on Tuesday.Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustPerhaps the remaining speck of optimism Harvey Elliott can call upon is that Liverpool didn’t agree to a buy option with Los Che, despite the fact that his contract is currently set to run out in under two years.Liverpool have left Andoni Iraola criminally short(Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)Call it a coaching staff-influenced call, which it no doubt was, but Andoni Iraola and Co. can be forgiven for looking at a footballer with fewer than 300 minutes of action last term and thinking, “Really?”Make no mistake, our No.19 is still, in our eyes, one hell of a talent. So, a move abroad, hopefully with the promise of more frequent game time than his last loan spell, can hopefully allow the player to get his playing career back up to speed.In the meantime, he hardly qualifies as a viable squad option for Iraola’s men – which is saying something given that it’s got to the point where it feels like almost anybody will do.With Curtis Jones having also made way to Inter Milan in the same window, we’ve seen far too many bodies head out the exit door seemingly without any genuine intention to furnish the new head coach with the numbers he needs to maximise his style of football.It’s the same old complaint we’ve made throughout the summer transfer window, but it just isn’t good enough. Especially when you consider the fact that, three seasons prior, Jurgen Klopp considered Elliott a perfectly acceptable squad option (racking up nearly 3,000 minutes in 2023/24).This isn’t a random youngster who just didn’t make the grade at Liverpool; it’s another viable body we’ve failed to replace.More Stories / Latest News23-year-old midfielder “very happy” after Liverpool transfer completed on deadline daySeptember 1, 2026 20:12Why Djylian N’Guessan won’t be registered with Liverpool until 2027 despite agreeing Reds moveSeptember 1, 2026 16:57Liverpool drop subtle hint over futures of Anfield duo in Tuesday training photosSeptember 1, 2026 16:21The post 23-year-old midfielder “very happy” after Liverpool transfer completed on deadline day appeared first on The Empire of The Kop.