Joyce reporting it. Dunno if people have enough to say about Morton for a separate thread, but given it’s Joyce reporting it I figured it wasn’t an unreliable rumour thread comment. Other clubs mentioned in the article are in the title
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He’d be better off at West Ham or Ajax
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Ajax seems the best option to me. West Ham play prem football but are a circus. If there’s other prem interest down the line I’d see that being worthwhile, but going to West Ham would be a riskier move.
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West Ham would be the natural prospect though. For a player who’s above championship material.
I hope it is West Ham. Not just because Prem teams have money, and it’s neither here nor there paying 10-15M or whatever. I want West Ham so he stays in the Prem and tests himself at that level. Tyler Morton is a good player, but a move does seem right at this stage, as he won’t develop much more sitting on our bench.
Failing that, Ajax, as they have a reputation for good football.
Arguably it could also grease the wheels for a deal for Hato, although I’d probably rather see him stay there and play at his stage of development.
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2023-24-Hull City: 41 games, 3020 mins
2022-23-Blackburn: 46 games 3226 mins
His minutes last season were negligible. But if he can replicate the previous two seasons, he would be a good backup for a PL side or its equivalent.
West Ham completely lost me in last transfer windows. They managed to create a situation where you can’t field Bowen, Kudus and Paqueta in a starting XI, with all of them in their best positions and in a team with balance. All over the place. Headache already when you see most of their starting XI’s. And in that deeper midfield zone, very unconvincing in terms of quality, depth and a lack of variety in style. A bit of an overrated (hopefully less these days when some things are clearer) Ward-Prowse and even Andrew bloody Irving getting games. Morton could see it as an opportunity under Potter.
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I’d steer well clear of West Ham. Potter may sling him an attractive pitch, but the most likely outcome there is Potter doesnt see out of the season and all of a sudden Morton is a kid with trivial experience with a new manager trying to impress a new manager who doesnt know him from anything.