Lyon Sign Liverpool Midfielder Morton For £15m

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Tyler Morton made his elder debut for Liverpool against Norwich successful nan Carabao Cup

Bobbie Jackson

BBC Sport journalist

Lyon person signed midfielder Tyler Morton from Liverpool for £15m

Morton joined Liverpool's academy aged 7 and was handed his elder debut successful 2021.

The 22-year-old struggled to unit his measurement into nan first squad connected a regular basis, making 14 appearances crossed each competitions, and spent clip connected indebtedness successful nan Championship pinch Hull and Blackburn.

He helped England's under-21 broadside triumph nan European Championship earlier this summer.

Lyon were demoted to France's 2nd tier earlier successful nan summertime owed to their mediocre financial authorities but were reinstated to Ligue 1 aft winning their appeal.

Liverpool leader Arne Slot has invested heavy successful nan squad during nan off-season, pinch complete £250m spent connected caller additions pursuing their title triumph successful 2024-25.

Moving connected players, particularly academy graduates, is basal to guarantee they tin abide by nan Premier League's profit and sustainability rules (PSR).

Jarrell Quansah besides came done nan club's strategy and was sold for £35m to Bayer Leverkusen past month.

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