Liverpool could benefit from unexpected transfer windfall as Xabi Alonso phone call shared

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The Wirral-born midfielder had been keen to kick-start his senior career for some time and was finally granted his wish when the Ligue 1 side came calling in late July.Morton had been wanted by a string of clubs in the Championship the previous summer while Xabi Alonso had also made phone calls around a potential deal for Bayer Leverkusen before he eventually stayed put on Merseyside."It’s a funny story," Morton reflected to SportBible about that particular development recently.READ MORE: Alexander Isak's situation remains unchanged as Graham Potter gives updateREAD MORE: Liverpool miss one player more than anyone else - it's too early for major summer transfer“I was on a golf course with my mates at the time. I got a text from my agent, who said: 'Xabi Alonso’s going to call you soon'."I’d heard about the move but didn’t speak about it too much because I’d been told I wasn’t leaving Liverpool.

Xabi told me how highly he rates me as a player. They wanted to sign me."Morton added: "[Leverkusen] came in quite late that summer, but I spoke to the manager (Arne Slot) about it and Liverpool wanted me to stay.

I spoke to my agent, and we were pushing a move, but it was difficult."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."I asked the manager. He was open with me and said he was going to keep me around.