Liverpool are reportedly closing in on a contract agreement with Kieran Morrison over a new three-year deal.
Kieran Morrison is highly rated within Liverpool, and he has a big future ahead of him. According to a report from Fabrizio Romano via Caught Offside, the two parties are now closing in on an agreement, and the Reds will be delighted to have secured his long-term future.
“Liverpool talent Kieran Morrison is set to sign a new three-year deal at the club despite being linked with move away last summer. The highly-rated young midfielder, born in 2006, has verbally agreed to new contract. It will soon be time to review documents and then announce,” Romano said.
“English and German clubs wanted him before this agreement, so it looks like a good move by Liverpool to secure his future. In terms of what happens next, whether he gets a chance in the first-team or goes out on loan, this is not something clear now, we will see next season with new manager and with new director what they decide to do in terms of loan and similar. Now the mission was his contract extension; and it’s done.”
Clubs from England and Germany are reportedly keen on the 17-year-old, and Liverpool would do well to tie him down to a new long-term deal. The teenage sensation will be hoping to establish himself as an important first-team player in the coming seasons, and the Reds need to secure the futures of players like him.
They cannot hope to compete with the biggest clubs in the world financially. So, they need to improve their squad sustainably. Signing talented young players and nurturing them into key performers is the right way forward for them, and they must look to nurture top-quality talents like Morrison to build a formidable squad for a reasonable amount of money.
Liverpool have done well to nurture several young players into first-team starts in recent seasons. Players like Conor Bradley, Jarell Quansah, Curtis Jones, and Harvey Elliott have already established themselves as important first-team players this season, and Morrison will be hoping to follow in their footsteps and force his way into Liverpool’s first-team plans in the coming seasons.
If he continues to improve, he could easily get opportunities in the cup games for the senior team. Liverpool have a proven track record when it comes to grooming young players and the 17-year-old will look to fulfil his tremendous potential with the Premier League side.
