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Harvey Elliott will be a member of Jurgen Klopp's first-team set-up at Melwood after his transfer to Liverpool was confirmed.

The 16-year-old has joined the Reds following the expiration of his youth contract at Fulham, and could even make his debut against Napoli at Murrayfield on Sunday.

Klopp included the winger, who is the youngest footballer to ever play in the Premier League, in his squad to face the Serie A side, while the club confirmed he'd also travel with the Reds for their training camp in Evian next week.

And it's expected to be a sign of things to come for the youngster, with The ECHO understanding that Liverpool have no immediate plans to send Elliott to the Kirkby Academy and will instead integrate the talented teenager into the first-team fold instead.

Rather than joining up with Barry Lewtas’ Under-18s or Neil Critchley’s U23 squad, Elliott will report for duty at Melwood for Klopp’s Champions League winners as the start of the new season draws close.

The European champions fended off competition from continental heavyweights like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain to land a youngster who grew up supporting the Reds as a boy.

And it is thought that the versatile and exciting young attacker, who became the club's second signing of the summer after 17-year-old Sepp van den Berg, will learn more playing alongside the more experienced members of the Liverpool squad rather than those of a similar age group.

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It is the same train of thought as the one that saw Van den Berg link up with the first team when training got underway at the club’s West Derby complex on Saturday.

Elliot made his debut at Millwall in a 3-1 win in the Carabao Cup back in September last year, becoming Fulham's youngest-ever debutant in the process at just 15 years and 174 days.

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For Elliott to make his debut at 15 at the famously hostile Den was firm backing from Fulham of the confidence the Londoners had in the teenager's ability, composure and temperament.

In total, Elliott made three senior appearances at Craven Cottage before his contract expired.

Fulham had hoped that the starlet would remain at the club to be fast-tracked into their first team following the signing of his maiden professional contract.

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However, it is Liverpool who have won the battle for Elliott, with the Reds now due to hand over a handsome compensation package for the England youth international.