Report: 'Outstanding' Liverpool youngster could be targeted by some big sides for move in January

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Tyler Morton has become something of a forgotten figure at Liverpool this season under new manager Arne Slot.

The England youth international returned to Anfield last summer after a productive loan spell in the Championship with Hull City, with former manager Liam Rosenior lauding Morton as 'outstanding’ having established himself as a regular with the Tigers.

Since coming back to Merseyside, though, Morton has hardly featured for the Reds, with the defensive midfielder making just three appearances in all competitions for Liverpool, all of which have come in the League Cup.

And as a result, there’s whispers that Morton could be set for another loan move in the January transfer window.

Hull amongst clubs interested in signing Morton on loan

According to Hull Live, the Championship side are interested in re-signing Morton on loan, though there is believed to be competition already for the midfielder from clubs higher up the footballing pyramid in the youngster.

With Liverpool choosing not to sell Morton in the summer transfer window despite major interest from the likes of Bayer Leverkusen, with the decision to keep hold of the Reds academy graduate looking like a foolish endeavor heading into the January market.

Indeed, Morotn’s development has hit a roadblock few would have expected after two excellent seasons out on loan in the Championship with Hull and Blackburn Rovers, with the midfielder primed to make a full switch to the first-team under Slot.

However, things just haven’t gone right for Morton since returning to Liverpool, and the Anfield side now owe it to themselves to find a club for the midfielder to join on loan in the winter window to get his development back on the right path.

Liverpool know they made a mistake not letting Morton leave in the summer

With only 162 minutes of first-team football played this season after two years as a regular in the Championship, Morton’s 2024 with Liverpool has gone as disastrously as many would have expected when the midfielder wasn’t allowed to leave in the summer.

And heading into January, Liverpool know they messed up big time with the England youth international, who has seen six crucial months of his football development wasted with Slot overlooking the youngster at virtually every turn.

Morton’s career is at a critical junction heading into January, and the midfielder will be within his right to demand more than just a loan move when the market opens after months of sitting on the bench and watching his development pass him by.