LYON, France (AP) — Liverpool sent homegrown midfielder Tyler Morton to French club Lyon for a transfer fee of up to 15 million euros ($17 million) on Tuesday.
The 22-year-old Morton signed a five-year contract with Lyon, which confirmed it paid a fee of 10 million euros with potential bonuses of 5 million euros.
Morton, who joined Liverpool's youth system at age 7, made only five appearances last season for the Premier League champions. His first-team debut came in 2021 before loans to Blackburn and Hull.
Morton helped England win the Under-21 European Championship last month.
Liverpool has been a big spender this summer — the recent signing of Hugo Ekitiké took its outlay to around $342 million. So, taking in some fees will be helpful for financial sustainability rules. Liverpool will receive a reported $87 million from Bayern Munich for winger Luis Díaz. Jarell Quansah's move to Bayer Leverkusen will bring the Reds up to $47 million.
Lyon had been relegated because of financial problems but the club won its appeal and will remain in Ligue 1 next season.
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FILE - England's Tyler Morton, front, duels for the ball with Spain's Mateo Joseph during a quarter final soccer match between Spain and England at the European U-21 Championship at the Anton Malatinsky Stadium, in Trnava, Slovakia, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado met with U.S. President Donald Trump, presenting him with her Nobel Peace Prize medal and praising his support for Venezuelan democracy, even as Trump has signaled a willingness to work with the country’s acting president.
As Machado was in Washington, acting President Delcy Rodríguez delivered her first state of the union address in Caracas, calling for reforms to Venezuela’s state-run oil industry aimed at attracting foreign investment following the removal of former President Nicolás Maduro. The former vice president also outlined a distinct vision for the future between the two historic adversaries, straying from her predecessors, who have long railed against American intervention in Venezuela.
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Military leaders arrive at the National Assembly where acting President Delcy Rodriguez addresses lawmakers in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
National Assembly lawmaker Nicolas Maduro Guerra, son of deposed President Nicolas Maduro, and his wife Grysell Torres arrive at the National Assembly for Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez first state of the union address in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez delivers her first state of the union address at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez addresses lawmakers next to a picture of former President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez arrives at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez, center, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, left, and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello arrive at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado greets supporters on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House after meeting with President Donald Trump Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado reaches out to embrace Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, as the Nobel Peace Prize recipient meets with Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., right, and others two weeks after President Donald Trump toppled Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in a stunning military raid, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado arrives at the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, left, leaving the White House in Washington, after meeting with President Donald Trump Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, center, leaves the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is welcomed as she arrives for meetings in the office of Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
