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Reported by Fabrizio Romano on X, negotiations are at their “final stages” between the Reds and Lyon over a transfer for 22-year-old Morton, who is set to move to الدوري الفرنسي 1 for £15m after making just 14 senior appearances for Liverpool.
The sale of academy product Morton will represent pure profit for Liverpool, who continue to act smartly in raising money for further exploits in the transfer market. A record-breaking move for Alexander Isak remains a possibility, although there have been suggestions the Reds may walk away from negotiations after Newcastle United rejected their opening £120m ($158m) bid.
Merseyside local Morton joined Liverpool aged seven and made his competitive debut for the club in September 2021. He has since enjoyed loan spells with Blackburn Rovers and Hull City before being reintegrated into the Reds’ first-team squad last campaign. Morton made just five appearances in all competitions last season and none in the الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز in his “toughest season mentally”, but was an impactful member of Lee Carsley’s victorious Under-21 Euros squad and assisted the winning goal in the final.
If this move goes ahead, Morton will relish the chance of regular first-team football at a European heavyweight the size of Lyon. The seven-time French champions are currently in a difficult financial state but will hope to return to their place among Europe’s elite in the coming years.
Liverpool may look to follow up the sale of Morton with further exits for players like Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott. The saga surrounding Isak may continue for the remainder of the summer.
