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Harvey Elliott Refused To Meet Sergio Ramos When Real Madrid Attempted To Sign Him

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Updated 14:26 27 May 2022 GMT+1Published 14:20 27 May 2022 GMT+1

Harvey Elliott Refused To Meet Sergio Ramos When Real Madrid Attempted To Sign Him

Not many youngsters would have the bottle to do this.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Harvey Elliott turned down the chance to meet Sergio Ramos when Real Madrid tried to sign him because of what he did to Mohamed Salah.

Elliott was courted by many clubs around Europe before ultimately signing for Liverpool in 2019.

Real Madrid were keen on signing the English talent and even gave him a tour of the iconic Bernabeu to convince the youngster to move to Spain.

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They rolled out the red carpet and offered to arrange a meeting between Elliott and ex-Real captain Ramos.

However, Elliott snubbed Real Madrid's offer due to the defender's challenge with Salah during the Champions League final in 2018.

"There was a tour of the Bernabeu and their training ground complex as they sought to convince the youngest player to play in the Premier League to move to the Spanish capital last summer," the report from The Athletic reads.

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"When they reached Sergio Ramos' shirt, hanging up on the wall, Real's charm offensive included an offer to arrange for the talented teenager to meet their long-serving captain.

"'No, it's OK, thanks, I don't like him after what he did to Mo Salah.'"

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Of course, Salah was reduced to tears after falling awkwardly on his shoulder following a challenge from Ramos.

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Elliott went onto put pen to paper with Liverpool for an undisclosed fee and the teenage sensation revealed that he idolises Salah.

"King, I would say!" He told the Liverpool ECHO.

"Just because of his style of play and who he is on and off the pitch. Myself, looking at him in my position, I idolise him a lot.

"To be going up against him in training, I learn a lot of things from him. Even in the gym as well, he is telling me to do a higher weight, push myself even more. To have him in the club and around us young players, he is a really big influence."

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Elliott has played 12 times for Liverpool this season and scored once.

He suffered a horrific leg injury against Leeds United in September and it ruled him out for over three months.

Ramos, meanwhile, swapped Spain for France last summer and sealed a move to Paris Saint-Germain.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Harvey Elliott, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Mohamed Salah, Sergio Ramos, Champions League

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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