Liverpool complete first deal of Klopp era as Serbian youth international Marko Grujic signs

Pen to paper: Grujic will return to Red Star Belgrade for the rest of the season
Liverpool FC
James Benge6 January 2016

Liverpool have completed the first signing of the Jurgen Klopp era in the form of Serbian midfielder Marko Grujic.

The 19-year-old has completed his move from Red Star Belgrade, reported to have set Liverpool back around £5 million.

Grujic will immediately on loan to Red Star, where he has scored five goals in 21 league appearances and helped his club to a 25 point lead over FK Cukaricki.

His new manager is confident that his first signing at Anfield will make a big impressive in the future.

He told the club website: “We’re very pleased because Marko is a big talent and we’ve seen him a lot of times.

“When I came here, our scouts showed me some footage of a very skilled player from Red Star Belgrade. We watched it, we spoke to him, we met each other – he’s a good boy, a young boy but plays an important role at the moment at Red Star, who are the best team in Serbia.”

The Serbian youth international was a key part of the U20 side that claimed the World Cup in 2015 and has earned comparisons with the likes of Nemanja Matic and Paul Pogba for his energetic, powerful, box-to-box style.

Grujic said he could not wait to get started next season, adding: “I was thinking about my progress in my next period and decided it was good for me to come here and try to be the best I can.

“I want to play in front of one of the loudest set of fans in Europe at Anfield.”

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