Tyler Morton lifts lid on transfer call from Xabi Alonso before leaving Liverpool

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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.

"I had to bin it off, but it was definitely worth it! [Alonso] told me how highly he rates me as a player. (Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images) "They (Bayer Leverkusen) came in quite late that summer, but I spoke to the manager (Arne Slot) about it and Liverpool wanted me to stay.

"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. If that was at Liverpool — the club I love — then incredible.