Liverpool make Harvey Elliott call and wait on major LeBron James and FSG decision

Here are your Liverpool morning headlines for Sunday, April 3.

Harvey Elliott is in action for Liverpool’s under-23s this afternoon as they take on Chelsea in Premier League 2.

The 18-year-old wasn’t named in Jurgen Klopp’s squad to face Watford at Anfield, but he’s getting some much-needed minutes with Barry Lewtas’ side.

Elliott played 64 minutes of Liverpool’s FA Cup quarter-final clash against Nottingham Forest before the international break, but hasn’t featured in the league since the 2-0 win over Leicester back in February.

he youngster was awarded some minutes for England’s under-21 side as he played the full 90 minutes as they beat Andorra 4-1 in their European Championship qualifying group. He was, however, restricted to the bench for their game against Albania earlier this week.

Fenway Sports Group want to own an NBA team, that much is clear.

The Liverpool owners have been pretty honest about their intentions around such a move for some time now with Reds chairman Tom Werner, Boston Red Sox president and FSG partner Sam Kennedy, and RedBird Capital Partners founder and FSG partner Gerry Cardinale all having gone on record to signpost a swoop for an NBA franchise.

Who that team will be and when it might happen are two things that haven't been addressed, but the next move will provide some clarity over the future direction of FSG, for whom Liverpool remain core to their ambitions for the long term. Adding value to the business through acquiring new teams and entering into new markets is part of the plan, and the strength of FSG as a business will have a knock-on effect to Liverpool further down the line. If FSG are wealthier as a whole, it means more money to spend on project to raise revenues at their teams.

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