Liverpool academy talent Kieran Morrison is set to complete a temporary switch to Sheffield Wednesday for the rest of the season, with other temporary departures also under consideration.
Morrison earned his first senior opportunities with Liverpool last term and took part in the opening phase of summer preparations, finding the net in the 4-2 victory over Sunderland that kicked off the Andoni Iraola tenure in Nashville last month.
The 19-year-old wide player has found his opportunities limited since returning from the American tour, managing just 24 minutes from the substitutes’ bench during Sunday’s second-string encounter with Como at Kirkby.
Having signed fresh terms at Anfield during the close season, Morrison is now expected to spend the rest of the campaign at Hillsborough, with the Yorkshire outfit having leapfrogged various interested parties both from England and abroad.
With the entire senior squad having reassembled following the World Cup, Liverpool are anticipated to sanction several temporary departures for players involved in the warm-up programme.
Ifeanyi Ndukwe, the 18-year-old central defender who has caught the eye since arriving from Austria Vienna during the summer, cannot represent Liverpool in competitive action this calendar year, with various clubs now in the frame for a temporary spell and a decision due shortly.
Luke Chambers has attracted interest from multiple Championship suitors including Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers, though the club, as with attacking midfielder Lewis Koumas, will make a call closer to the September 1 transfer deadline.
One potential temporary transfer that has hit an impasse is James McConnell’s proposed switch to Preston North End.