Sheffield Wednesday’s hopes for Liverpool starlet ahead of huge Bradford City clash
Sheffield Wednesday have hopes of wrapping up a loan deal for Liverpool’s Kieran Morrison ahead of their clash with Bradford City.
The Owls take on Bradford on Thursday evening as a bumper crowd heads to Hillsborough for Wednesday’s first home match of the campaign, with over 32,000 people expected for what could be the biggest attendance of any League One game this season.
Henrik Pedersen has seen 13 new players come through his door at Middlewood Road in what has been an incredibly busy summer, and there are more new faces expected before the transfer window slams shut early next month.
One of those faces is set to be Morrison, who is looking set to swap Merseyside for Yorkshire on a season-long loan, and The Wednesday Word understands that there’s a growing confidence that the details could be finalised in time for the talented 19-year-old to potentially make the matchday squad on Thursday.
It’s understood that there was lots of interest in Morrison – who made his debut for Northern Ireland in June – but that it has been decided that Wednesday is the best place for him to be for the campaign ahead. It’s believed that, like with Manchester City and Manchester United, Liverpool have been impressed with how Pedersen has been able to develop young players, and would like to see similar progress from their young winger.
As previously reported, the right-wing position is one that the Owls had identified as a priority before the closure of the window, and Morrison is a player who’s shown a lot of quality there cutting in onto his left foot.
The teenager made his senior debut for the Premier League giants in the Carabao Cup last year, and has impressed in preseason over the summer after notching up 22 goals and assists across all competitions in 2025/26.
At the time of writing, it’s not thought that Morrison has made his way to Sheffield, but there is hope that things could be wrapped up in time for him to be registered before tomorrow’s midday deadline so that he’s available for Pedersen when the Bantams come to town.
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