Arne Slot ready to UNLEASH the new Thiago

Liverpool listened to bids for promising midfielder Tyler Morton over the summer with a reported price tag of £20 million being mooted.

For a player untested at the top level - aside from a short run of games three years ago under Jurgen Klopp - it might have appeared a hefty fee to some.

However the calibre of clubs linked to the homegrown Red should give some indication as to his awesome potential. Bayer Leverkusen - German champions and helmed by Morton’s idol Xabi Alonso, RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt were among the Bundesliga sides linked with his signature.

Elsewhere, Atalanta and a host of Championship teams were also rumoured to be interested in the midfielder, who turns 22 today.