Real Madrid reportedly tried to enlist Sergio Ramos to help sign Harvey Elliott last summer, but the Liverpool fan didn't want to meet the man who injured Mohamed Salah.
Elliott, who only recently turned 17, ended up joining his boyhood club and has already gone on to make seven senior appearances for the Reds this season, with many seeing him as the most exciting young prospect at Anfield for some time.
The teenager had a range of options available to him when he was preparing to leave Fulham last year, shortly after he became the youngest player in Premier League history.
Elliott appeared as a substitute for the Cottagers at the age of just 16 years and 30 days in May last year, but by that time several of the world's biggest clubs
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