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But the midfielder has remained at Liverpool, and the club has now made an injury decision.

Ever since last summer, a departure for Morton has appeared on the cards.

Morton played the full 90 minutes as Liverpool advanced to the Carabao Cup semi-finals, but picked up a shoulder injury in the process.

He has been managing that problem, and made a subsequent appearance against PSV in January, with Liverpool's progression in the Champions League already wrapped up.

However, it now appears that this could prove to be his final game for the Reds.

That's because Liverpool has made the decision to operate on Morton's shoulder injury, now that it is known he will not be leaving Anfield during the winter.

Tyler Morton applauds the Liverpool fans.

The decision to address his shoulder injury with surgery has been taken in the expectation that he will depart the club permanently in the summer.

Whether Liverpool and Hughes will budge on the asking price remains to be seen

In the end, he did not push a move through — but by taking the decision to send him for surgery, Liverpool has allowed the youngster to put his own needs first, setting him up to make a success of it away from the club in summer