Lyon’s Tyler Morton confirms England ‘objective’ | OneFootball

Prior to joining Olympique Lyonnais in the summer, Tyler Morton played a part in England U21s triumph at the Euro. The Liverpool academy product came off the bench as England lifted the trophy and then swiftly completed a move to the Groupama Stadium, where he has kicked on.

Morton found game time hard to come by at Anfield, but since completing a move to OL, he has been a centrepiece of Paulo Fonseca’s side. The midfielder has already played 29 games this season and has received plaudits for his performances. 

Morton inspired by Scott’s call-up

He is part of a high-flying Lyon side that currently sit on the podium and who are therefore in contention to secure UEFA Champions League football for next season, whilst this season, the UEFA Europa League title is a realistic objective, given that they finished top of the standings in the ‘League Phase’. 

And Morton has now revealed another objective. “A place in the England squad for the World Cup? It isn’t something that I’m obsessing about on a daily basis, but it is an objective to play for my country. With the U21 side, we won the Euros and it was incredible, so to play for the first team would be incredible,” said Morton in a press conference this week. 

He added, “I am thinking about the present, and I know that if I’m focused on playing at my best level, it will come. Alex Scott is a player with whom I was close, and seeing him called up gives me a lot of confidence going forward. It would be incredible for my family and me if it happened. But for that, I have to continue to work and improve.”

GFFN | Luke Entwistle