Arne Slot confirms new month-long Liverpool injury after surprise transfer decision

Tyler Morton had been wide expected to permission Liverpool successful the January transportation window, but the 22-year-old midfielder is present acceptable for a agelong spell connected the sidelines

Arne Slot says Liverpool midfielder Tyler Morton faces up to a period connected the sidelines with a enarthrosis wounded aft the 22-year-old failed to unafraid a determination distant from the Reds connected deadline day.

Morton had been tipped to permission Liverpool successful the January transportation model aft making conscionable 5 appearances for the Reds this season, with involvement successful the homegrown endowment precocious aft palmy indebtedness moves to Blackburn and Hull.

Middlesbrough made a bid of astir £10m to motion him connected Monday, but the woody ne'er materialised with Liverpool seeking much wealth for their academy product, who was linked with a determination to Bayer Leverkusen successful the summer.

Slot started James McConnell, 20, up of Morton successful past week's heavy rotated broadside for the Champions League clash astatine PSV Eindhoven, and erstwhile discussing his imaginable engagement successful Sunday's FA Cup 4th circular clash astatine Plymouth, the Dutchman admitted Morton is present acceptable for a agelong spell connected the sidelines.

"You watched PSV arsenic good and what I saw was him competing with the different midfielders, helium is competing with them, ever gives everything helium has," said Slot connected McConnell.

"Morton is retired with an wounded for a while, truthful that means helium was possibly our sixth midfielder and James is taking that presumption now, truthful it's him doing good and the wounded to Morton." Elaborating connected the Morton injury, helium added: "Am I allowed to say? It's his shoulder. Four weeks oregon longer."

Morton had spoken astir his tendency to get first-team shot aft his quality against Accrington Stanley successful the 3rd circular of the FA Cup past month.

“This month’s evidently a large period for myself,” helium said. “It’s determination clip and I deliberation I’m acceptable to footwear connected and beryllium a due professional. Definitely I’m acceptable to footwear connected present and determination up a step.

“If that’s here, if that’s determination else, I deliberation football’s shot and I’ve got to beryllium a spot selfish and spell with nevertheless I feel.”

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