Regardless of curiosity from Italy, England and Germany, Tyler Morton is now reportedly set to remain at Liverpool after a suggestion from Bayer Leverkusen was rejected.
Morton has been amongst these touted for a transfer away from Anfield all through the summer season switch window, with the 21-year-old valued at £20 million.
However regardless of repeated hyperlinks with the likes of Atalanta and RB Leipzig, the most definitely deal earlier than Friday’s deadline seemed to be a season-long mortgage to Leverkusen.
Xabi Alonso’s aspect had been extensively reported to have made a suggestion to take Morton to the BayArena for the 2024/25 marketing campaign, with ensures of enjoying at the least 50 % of his accessible minutes.
Nonetheless, it has since been revealed that Liverpool turned that strategy down, with Sky Sports activities now claiming he’s set to remain.
This comes amid curiosity from the likes of Purple Bull Salzburg and Barcelona in Stefan Bajcetic, together with the failed pursuit of Actual Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi.
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Until there’s a late twist within the subsequent two days it appears unlikely that Liverpool will signal an alternative choice to Zubimendi within the No. 6 position.
That leaves Ryan Gravenberch as Arne Slot‘s first alternative having impressed in his present run within the position, with Wataru Endo his principal backup.
Morton was used as a deep-lying midfielder in pre-season and if he stays he would seemingly be employed as another choice for the primary group.
Given he’s almost 22 he would must be registered as a senior participant within the Premier League and Champions League, however he provides worth in that too as he’s classed as homegrown in each competitions.
Past that eligibility, Morton has real high quality to supply Slot’s aspect – even when he’s largely restricted to appearances within the home cups.
Whether or not this improvement is linked to any additional curiosity in Endo – who was topic of a failed £11.8 million bid from Marseille earlier in the summertime – stays to be seen.
However until issues change it appears as if Morton can be staying as a part of the Liverpool squad at the least till January.
