Overview

• Newcastle have agreed terms with Moran on a youth contract and plan to unveil the 16-year-old in the coming days.
• The teenager made three full-match starts for Liverpool’s under-18s last season after earning promotion from the under-16s.
• He is represented by former Reds vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold’s PLG Agency, which brokered the move.
• The Magpies regard him as a long-term prospect as they bolster their youth ranks after a difficult senior transfer window.
• Liverpool’s academy has cemented its summer overhaul by appointing Simon Wiles as under-18 manager and Rob Page to lead the under-23s.