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Tyler Morton is close to exiting Liverpool this summer after failing to play a single minute in the Premier League last season.

The Reds rejected interest from Bayer Leverkusen last season for the 22-year-old who has two years left on his contract.

He was part of England’s Under-21 European Championship-winning squad this summer.

He has racked up 13 appearances for the U-21 side.

Morton progressed through the Liverpool academy and has made 14 senior appearances for the club.

Last season, he made five appearances across all competitions.

He spent the 2023-24 season on loan in the Championship with Hull City, having previously spent the prior campaign on loan at fellow second-tier side Blackburn Rovers.

He recently opened up about his feelings of frustration last season regarding his lack of game time.

“Definitely, I think it’s been the toughest season mentally for me,” he said.

“Obviously, I’ve coped with it very well because I’ve got good people around me, but it’s been very tough.

“When you’re not playing, your confidence sort of gets shut down a little bit so it’s nice to come back and play here (with England Under-21s).

I think I’ve coped with it as well as I possibly could.

“I think when you’re not playing as a footballer who’s as hungry as I am, it does hurt.

It’s tough, especially when, in my opinion, I wanted to go out and I wanted to play and I wanted to go on loan and get my game time.

“But having chatted with the manager, having to stay, it could have worked out a lot worse than it did?

It probably could have worked out a lot better than it did.”

Tyler Morton is now close to securing a move to Lyon for a deal worth around £15 million, inclusive of add-ons.

According to talkSPORT’s Alex Crook, the Englishman has completed his medical.

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