Liverpool isn't letting go of Tyler Morton too easily. Lyon recently bid for the West Ham transfer target, but Liverpool wants over £10m.
After letting go of Luis Diaz, the consensus from Liverpool fans is that surely that's the major outgoings wrapped up. It would certainly be surprised if another first-team player leaves Liverpool before the summer transfer window is over, especially one with the impact of Luis Diaz.
However, there are still young players and those on the fringe of first-team football who'll want their futures sorted out before the end of this window. One of those is Tyler Morton.
Morton has received an abundance of transfer interest for Liverpool to juggle this window. The U21 EURO winner is receiving interest from Portugal, the Netherlands, France and England (across two tiers - West Ham and Ipswich are showing interest).
Liverpool just rejected a Tyler Morton bid
Recently, Liverpool rejected a transfer bid from Lyon, as confirmed by L'Equipe (first reported by The Times). It is said within the French report that Liverpool wants at least £7.7m excluding bonuses.
A realistic fee for Liverpool to accept would be around the £10m mark, perhaps even in excess of that, if a claim from Paul Joyce is to be believed.
So, if West Ham, Lyon, are any of the interested clubs seriously want to sign Morton, then they best put their money where their mouths are.
It's easy to understand why Liverpool values Morton so highly. Sure, he might not have a realistic shot at consistent minutes next season, but Arne Slot is clearly eager to build something big for the future at Anfield.
But the keyword there is realistic. Arne Slot has to be realistic about the amount of game time he can offer Morton, and if he can't offer him enough to develop his skillset, then Liverpool must make his route out of Merseyside more realistic.
Playing for a club like Lyon is the right kind of level for Morton. Sure, he'll need to get used to new surroundings, but he'd be playing in the Europa League, where Lyon must always be considered as contenders.