Richard Hughes has the chance to fix his biggest Liverpool mistake | OneFootball

Richard Hughes has been a divisive figure since his arrival in Merseyside.

The sporting director faced plenty of criticism lastt season for allowing the contract sagas of Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold to drag on late into the season.

Two of the three did sign extensions with the Reds of course, and Hughes then led Liverpool into one of their most ambitious summer transfer windows ever.

Over £400 million was spent bringing seven new players to the club, and the Premier League champions broke the British transfer record twice, for Florian Wirtz and then for Alexander Isak.

Hughes made one calamitous mistake last summer though, and now he has the chance to fix it.

Hughes must right a wrong from last summer

As well as seven new arrivals, eight players left Anfield permanently last summer including Tyler Morton.

The Englishman left in a £15 million deal as he searched for regular first-team football, and he has found great success in Lyon.

Morton has made 43 appearances for the French side this season, quickly becoming one of their most important players and earning praise as one of the best midfielders in the league.

The 23-year-old has been a cornerstone for Lyon at the base of their midfield and it is now clear that selling him, for £15 million at least, was a massive mistake.

Lyon have faced well-documented financial issues in recent seasons, and a strong offer from Liverpool to re-sign Morton would likely be hard to turn down.

Hughes should absolutely give the academy graduate the chance to return to his former club and prove himself as an important first-team player.

Liverpool could well be in need of midfield reinforcements, with the futures of Curtis Jones, Wataru Endo and Alexis Mac Allister all uncertain.

Morton would also fill a home grown spot for the Reds, something that needs to be a key consideration for Hughes and Co this summer.

The 23-year-old already knows the club well and wouldn’t need time to settle, so bringing back Morton would be an excellent bit of business this summer.