Liverpool's Tyler Morton inching closer to joining Lyon in a deal worth up to £15m - with the Reds starlet in search of first-team football
The England U21 international has been looking to move for more regular first team game time and has attracted enquiries from a number of clubs including West Ham, Sporting Braga, Ajax and Strasbourg.
Liverpool have been holding out for £15m for the 22-year old homegrown academy graduate and Lyon have now provisionally agreed terms with a deal expected to go through.
Morton spent the 2023-24 campaign on loan at Championship side Hull City.
The 22-year-old returned to Merseyside last season but could only manage six appearances in all competitions as Arne Slot led the club to Premier League glory in his maiden campaign in charge.
Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez remains an option for Saudi club Al Hilal.
Liverpool have been holding out for £70m for the Uruguay international and have already rejected an approach from Al Nassr in February and again more recently from Napoli.
Newcastle have Nunez on their long list of options but they have other targets higher up as priorities and Liverpool are yet to indicate if they will make a new bid for Alexander Isak.
Meanwhile former Manchester United coach Simon Wiles has taken over as Liverpool U18 coach.
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