JURGEN KLOPP HAS completed his first signing as Liverpool manager with the capture of Serbian teenager Marko Grujic from Red Star Belgrade.
The 19-year-old moves to Anfield on a four-year deal but will return to the Serbian club for the rest of the season before joining the Reds on 1 July.
The fee is believed to be in the region of €7 million with Liverpool beating off competition from Russian clubs CSKA Moscow and Zenit St Petersburg as well as Anderlecht and Stuttgart to capture his signature.
Grujic is a Serbian U21 international and was part of his country’s U20 World Cup winning squad last year.
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“I’m very excited and so proud to be here and a member of Liverpool Football Club. I can’t wait to get started, play at Anfield and train at Melwood,” he said.
“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.
“I also like the atmospheres at other stadiums, the crowds are very good. I like to play under pressure and that’s why I’ve come here – because it brings out the best in me.”
Grujic made his senior debut at the age of just 17 and has this season scored five goals from midfield.
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“We’re very pleased because Marko is a big talent and we’ve seen him a lot of times,” Klopp said.
“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.
“To describe him, I would say he’s a tall boy, but quick and good at technical things. He can play passes and can dribble. But he is young, so he has to develop. He will do this, so everything is okay.”
Jurgen Klopp makes Serbian teenager his first signing as Liverpool boss
JURGEN KLOPP HAS completed his first signing as Liverpool manager with the capture of Serbian teenager Marko Grujic from Red Star Belgrade.
The 19-year-old moves to Anfield on a four-year deal but will return to the Serbian club for the rest of the season before joining the Reds on 1 July.
The fee is believed to be in the region of €7 million with Liverpool beating off competition from Russian clubs CSKA Moscow and Zenit St Petersburg as well as Anderlecht and Stuttgart to capture his signature.
Grujic is a Serbian U21 international and was part of his country’s U20 World Cup winning squad last year.
“I’m very excited and so proud to be here and a member of Liverpool Football Club. I can’t wait to get started, play at Anfield and train at Melwood,” he said.
“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.
“I also like the atmospheres at other stadiums, the crowds are very good. I like to play under pressure and that’s why I’ve come here – because it brings out the best in me.”
Grujic made his senior debut at the age of just 17 and has this season scored five goals from midfield.
“We’re very pleased because Marko is a big talent and we’ve seen him a lot of times,” Klopp said.
“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.
“To describe him, I would say he’s a tall boy, but quick and good at technical things. He can play passes and can dribble. But he is young, so he has to develop. He will do this, so everything is okay.”
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