“He’s our new Steven Gerrard” are words that still stick in our landlord’s head even now in regards to Marko Grujic, with more than a couple of Liverpool fans genuinely excited about the Serbian’s Anfield future ahead of the season.
The 20-year-old midfielder technically signed for the Reds in January 2016, but a loan move back to Red Star Belgrade meant eager Kopites had to wait until pre-season to see the imposing starlet in action, and he didn’t disappoint with goals vs. Fleetwood Town and Huddersfield Town.
However, his game time since competitive action started has been limited, with just two Premier League outings amounting to less than 30 minutes and three appearances in the EFL Cup to his name, albeit injury issues have not helped his cause.
And his future has been plunged into doubt this week amid suggestions Dinamo Zagreb want him on loan next season, but his agent, Zoran Stojadinovic, has revealed that such a move is not on the cards, while hinting that his client has a future at Liverpool under Klopp:
“I am surprised, I don’t know why Mamic is talking about Gruijic coming to Dinamo,” he told Sportske Novosti (via Goal).
“He may as well say ‘we want Messi’! It is simply a waste of words.
“Liverpool do not want to let Marko go anywhere, not even to bigger clubs than Dinamo. I spoke to Liverpool about Grujic’s future this winter and asked them about a potential loan deal, with Betis and Hamburg keen to sign him.
“But Liverpool said [Jurgen] Klopp counts on him. So there is no reason for Marko to join Dinamo.”
Marko Grujic will not make the grade at Liverpool – agree?
