'He told me': Tyler Morton explains what Xabi Alonso privately said to him on the phone before he left Liverpool

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Instead, the Liverpool academy graduate became disillusioned and seemingly had no choice but to leave.Morton has spoken out against Slot’s decision to overlook him this week, and has been showing why he may be right with some excellent performances at Lyon.After Morton drew comparisons with Xabi Alonso from teammates while at Liverpool, his good form should be no surprise. I’d heard about the move but didn’t speak about it too much because I’d been told I wasn’t leaving Liverpool.“I’d just hit a nice drive and was on for my first par of the day,.

I had to bin it off, but it was definitely worth it!”Asked what the now Real Madrid boss had said to him, Morton claims he got a dream seal of approval from Alonso.“He told me how highly he rates me as a player,” he says. “They wanted to sign me.”Liverpool blocked Alonso and Morton link-upWhile it would have been fascinating to see Morton develop under a manager who he models his game on, Slot and Liverpool had no interest in seeing the Leverkusen move happen.“They (Leverkusen) came in quite late that summer, but I spoke to the manager (Slot) about it and Liverpool wanted me to stay,” says Morton.

“I spoke to my agent, and we were pushing a move, but it was difficult.AppearancesStartsGoalsAssistsTyler Morton 25/269810“Liverpool told me I couldn’t leave at the time, which was fair enough, but if you want to go and play, then you’ve got to push it. But it wasn’t going to be.”He’s certainly starting games now, and with Alonso a known admirer, perhaps Morton may even have his eyes on a move to the Santiago Bernabeu, or maybe a return to Liverpool somewhere down the line.