Liverpool move closer to midfielder deal with contract ALREADY agreed

Liverpool are in the middle of conducting somewhat of a summer clearout. Having spent around £260m on new arrivals, sporting director Richard Hughes is now busy finding buyers for the Reds’ available players.

We’ve seen Luis Diaz leave the club after three-and-a-half years - joining Bayern Munich for around £65m. He joins Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jarell Quansah, Caoimhin Kelleher and Nat Phillips as Liverpool departures this summer - but the selling won’t end there.

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If Liverpool are going to add Alexander Isak and - perhaps - a new centre-back then further outgoing deals could be required.

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Harvey Elliott, Stefan Bajcetic, Federico Chiesa and Ben Doak are among those players being considered for sale - while Tyler Morton could also bring in some very useful income.

Morton attracting transfer interest

The 22-year-old admitted following the Reds’ preseason defeat to AC Milan that he would be looking for more minutes in the season upcoming.

But with Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones and Wataru Endo ahead of him in the Anfield pecking order it is going to be difficult.

England under-21 international Morton has reportedly caught the eye of Ajax and West Ham - and now a new suitor has come forward for the homegrown midfielder.

Lyon agree contract with Morton

According to L’Equipe in France, Lyon have ALREADY agreed terms with Morton over the terms of a contract.

We can take it as an indication that Morton would be willing to move to the Ligue 1 team - who narrowly avoided relegation due to their financial problems.

However, those same financial limitations could yet scupper Morton’s move to the French league. Because the same report claims that Lyon are reluctant to meet Liverpool’s asking price - said to be €9m excluding bonuses.

That seems a very low fee for a player of Morton’s quality - with the club reported to be seeking around £20m last year when Bayer Leverkusen were interested.

But times change.

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Morton has endured an incredibly frustrating season owing to a lack of opportunities as well as injury. And now he only has one year left on his Liverpool contract - meaning sporting director Richard Hughes may have to compromise on the fee.

Morton is a talented performer but has nonetheless found a senior breakthrough at his hometown club hard to come by. Maybe a move elsewhere is just the ticket - and it will free up some money to be reinvested elsewhere in the squad.

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