Celtic plot record-breaking move for “complete midfielder”

40 days on from that heartbreaking Scottish Cup Last defeat to Aberdeen on penalties, Celtic are, virtually, again in motion.

Brendan Rodgers’ facet will start pre-season by going through Glasgow neighbours Queen’s Park at Lesser Hampden on Friday night time, earlier than travelling throughout the Irish Sea to tackle Cork Metropolis at Páirc Uí Chaoimh subsequent Tuesday.

Off the pitch, the Hoops proceed to be busy within the switch market, so might one other signing be on the best way?

Celtic concentrating on a brand new midfielder

To date this summer time, the Hoops have made 4 signings. Kieran Tierney is again, the returning hero re-joining the membership six years after departing for Arsenal.

Winger Benjamin Nygren has arrived from Nordsjælland for a reported charge of £1.3m, younger striker Callum Osmand has are available in from Fulham, whereas Ross Doohan would be the new third-choice goalkeeper.

Now, in line with a report by Neil Goulding of Sports activities Growth, Celtic have ‘joined the race’ to signal Tyler Morton from Liverpool and are at present readying a bid.

They declare that the 22-year-old is valued at round £15m, a price ticket that will eclipse the Hoops’ club-record £11m seize of Arne Engels. West Ham, Ajax, Braga and Membership Brugge have additionally ‘already expressed their curiosity’.

Morton has been with Liverpool for the reason that age of seven, making his senior debut within the EFL Cup towards Norwich again in September 2021.

Thus far, he has amassed simply 14 appearances for the Reds, totalling 806 minutes, simply 261 minutes of which got here final season, his solely begins coming towards Brighton and Southampton, each within the Carabao Cup.

Morton has beforehand been loaned out to each Blackburn Rovers and Hull Metropolis, making 46 and 41 appearances for these two golf equipment respectively, however after starring on the under-21 European Championships, which England received, he may very well be prepared for a everlasting change away from Anfield, with a report by the Occasions stating he’s ‘keen for normal’ first staff motion.

How would Tyler Morton enhance Celtic

Regardless of having solely ever seen restricted motion, Morton’s performances have earned rave opinions.

Then-Liverpool supervisor Jürgen Klopp labelled him a “sensible footballer”, including that he possesses an “excellent” soccer mind. Analyst Ben Mattinson additionally believes he’s the “full midfielder”.

Meantime, Barry Cooper of Hull Stay praised his ‘willingness to take the ball beneath strain’, asserting that he was ‘spectacular all through’ his marketing campaign on mortgage on the Tigers, forecasting he’ll go to the very high.

Morton began the U21 Euros quarter-final victory over Spain, earlier than seeing 76 minutes of motion off the bench within the last victory over Germany, his beautiful cross teeing up Jonathan Rowe’s further time winner on the Národný futbalový štadión.

Ought to he make the transfer to Celtic, the aforementioned Engels could be amongst the midfielders Morton could be aiming to usurp within the pecking order, with the possibility there for the £15m man to comply with within the Belgian’s footsteps as an thrilling, albeit costly, midfield seize.

Because the desk outlines, Engels is extra of a objective menace, therefore why his rudimentary objectives and assists statistics are considerably increased, whereas the Belgian additionally created extra probabilities and amassed extra touches on a per 90 foundation.

Nonetheless, extra broadly, Morton’s statistics are akin to these of Engels, finishing the next proportion of his passes, whereas registering extra tackles, interceptions and ball recoveries too.

So, what is evident is that, stylistically, the pair are very totally different however, nonetheless solely 22 years outdated, with a miserly 101 senior appearances to his title, Morton has loads of room for enchancment – very similar to the 21-year-old Engels.