Xabi Alonso called ex-Liverpool man about transfer as Reds poised for more cash

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As is now standard practice at Liverpool, the club's decision to offload Tyler Morton to Lyon during the summer transfer window included a 20 percent sell-on clause written into the agreement. 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 about it, and Liverpool wanted me to stay.

Morton left Liverpool during the summer (Image: Getty Images) "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. He was open with me and said he was going to keep me around.