Reds turn down excellent deal for unwanted youngster
Liverpool have turned down an excellent transfer offer for unwanted midfielder Marko Grujic.
According to Glenn Price, who reports on the club for ESPN, the Reds hierarchy have slapped down Italian side Torino’s offer for the Serbian.
In a tweet Price wrote that the Serie A outfit want to take Grujic on loan for the season, with a commitment to buy the player for €10 million at the end of the campaign. According to the journalist, Liverpool swifty rejected the deal.
Grujic has been a player that manager Jurgen Klopp has received offers for during the course of the summer. Lazio were linked with a move for the 6″4′ midfielder, but nothing has materialized from that. So too were Cardiff City, who appeared to be the frontrunners as they wanted to re-sign the Serb to help them avoid Premier League relegation – however Grujic himself rejected the move.
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And now his Anfield exit has been blocked by the Liverpool hierarchy, who clearly don’t like some aspect of the move. The youngster surely doesn’t have a future on Merseyside, especially with the arrival of Fabinho and Naby Keita.
If Jordan Henderson and the Brazilian have to settle for a substitutes role in the opening day of the campaign, there is no hope for Grujic – who sits firmly behind the pair in the Reds’ pecking order.
The Liverpool Echo believe that the 22-year-old is worth around £20 million, so Torino’s valuation is clearly a bit of a slap in the face of sporting director Michael Edwards. According to their report, CSKA Moscow want to bring Grujic is on loan, but the club are yet to receive an offer from the Russian side.
CSKA originally wanted to sign the midfielder in 2016, just before Liverpool snapped up the prospect from Red Star Belgrade.
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After making just nine substitute appearances for the Reds, it appears as if the Moscow club will have a second bite at the cherry.