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Sheffield Wednesday are closing in on a season-long loan deal for Liverpool winger Kieran Morrison, as per the latest transfer news. The 19-year-old broke into the Liverpool first-team picture last season. He is now set to undergo a medical in Yorkshire. The Owls are pushing to get him registered in time for Thursday night’s League One clash with Bradford City. Wednesday beat out competition from Championship and European clubs, including Dutch side Groningen, to land the deal. It looks set to bring one of Liverpool’s most exciting academy talents to Hillsborough before the transfer window closes.
Why Liverpool are open to the loan
As reported by BBC, Liverpool feel Kieran Morrison needs regular first-team games to keep developing. His first taste of senior action came in October, coming off the bench during the EFL Cup loss to Crystal Palace. He then earned a starting role in March’s FA Cup victory over Wolves. Those appearances gave him an early taste of senior football at Anfield. He built on that during pre-season, scoring in a 4-2 win over Sunderland on Liverpool’s US tour.
With Rio Ngumoha now viewed as Andoni Iraola’s first-choice right winger in Liverpool’s Premier League squad, minutes for Morrison are limited at Anfield this season. Liverpool’s coaching staff see a loan as the clearest route to regular senior football. There’s a recent precedent for it too, Conor Bradley also went on loan to Bolton. Morrison, who signed a new contract this summer, will hope to follow the same path.
Kieran Morrison’s stats in the 2025-26 season at Liverpool’s U21s, as per FOTMOB:
Competition Appearances Goals Assists
Premier League 2 19 14 4
FA Cup 1 0 0
EFL Cup 1 0 0
UEFA Youth League 6 1 2
Morrison’s form for Liverpool’s young side
Morrison has been in fine form for Liverpool’s development squad this season. He scored fourteen goals and added four assists in just nineteen games, numbers that came in Premier League 2, the top tier of English academy football. He also wore the captain’s armband for the second half, which showed real trust from his coaches.
His goal return stands out most, since it is rare for a winger rather than a striker to hit that mark. It points to a player who finds space in the box and finishes chances well, not just one who creates them. That run of performances explains why several clubs in England and Europe pushed hard to sign him this summer.
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What Kieran Morrison could bring to Sheffield Wednesday
Morrison gives Wednesday a fast and direct option out wide, someone who takes on defenders rather than just holding width. He can also play through the middle, which gives Henrik Pedersen a second option if he wants to change shape mid-game. His stats this season show a player who scores goals and creates them for others, a mix that is hard to find at his age. That form earned him a Premier League 2 Player of the Season nomination.
Wednesday need more threat in the final third after dropping into League One, and Morrison fits that gap directly. He made his senior debut for Northern Ireland in a 1-0 win over Guinea back in June, so big occasions already feel familiar to him. Liverpool get to track his progress away from Anfield, while Wednesday get a sharp, in-form attacker who can push straight into Pedersen’s plans for an immediate promotion push.