Marko Grujic

[VladimirIlyich]

Just what we need,another 19 year old!

[James Dean]

Where the fuck is Messi?

 

American cunts.

[Josef Svejk]

"A statement on the club website said: 'In the last 10 days we have received three formal offers for the transfer of our player Marko Grujic: from Anderlecht £1.45m, Stuttgart £3.6m and from Liverpool received an offer worth £5m and 10 per cent of the next transfer."

 

Doubled the bid and added a sell-on clause. We are savvy bsstards aren't we? This will defo end well

 

I heard we came back with a £7m offer, but they'd already accepted our previous one. Missed opportunity...

 

[Ne Moe Imya]

"A statement on the club website said: 'In the last 10 days we have received three formal offers for the transfer of our player Marko Grujic: from Anderlecht £1.45m, Stuttgart £3.6m and from Liverpool received an offer worth £5m and 10 per cent of the next transfer."

 

Doubled the bid and added a sell-on clause. We are savvy bsstards aren't we? This will defo end well

 

You really have to be looking for a reason to be upset with the transfer committee to think anything like this.  

 

Red Star's asking price was 7m euro, they turned down a laughable bid from Anderlecht and a closer one from Stuttgart before we met their asking price.  Oh, and we get 1m euro back as a loan fee, meaning we paid £4.3m in the end.

 

I think people have the impression that football transfers work like ebay, like we're supposed to come in like Arsenal and say "5,000,001 euro!" at the last second and snipe Stuttgart's offer.  In reality big clubs always pay more just because they're big clubs and they can afford it, and paying £0.7m more that Stuttgart's offer is pretty much in line with what you'd expect, especially considering their bid was rejected.

 

I'm not saying that Grujic is going to be brilliant or rubbish for us, by the way, just that I reject the idea that this transfer is somehow automatically ammunition to use against the transfer committee or our bargaining strategy.

[Strontium]

Replacement for Coutinho.

[Captain]

Great signing. Finally a cover for Marković.

 

I probably shouldn't have, but I laughed.

[Nightcat]

His dad decides for him? Great. Another prick with no balls to scissor his cunt in the midfield to complement our collection of scissoring cunts. I'd headbutt him as a welcome.

[SasaS]

That would be a bit harsh.

[TheHowieLama]

Make him train with the reserves.

[Gym Beglin]

His dad sounds like a fucking dick.

 

'No, you shouldn't work with Klopp' is the most retarded piece of advice going.

[Sugar Ape]

http://futbolgrad.com/marko-grujic-red-star-belgrades-christmas-soap-opera/

 

 

Marko Grujić – Red Star Belgrade’s Christmas Soap Opera

 

An account about the talented Red Star Belgrade midfielder and his dream move to the English Premier League was supposed to be the top football story in Serbia, but instead it became a soap opera with everything but the sporting elements of the narrative in the forefront.

 

Targeted by Liverpool FC, Marko Grujić was given an opportunity to fulfil his football dreams at the very beginning of his career. At the same time, the move was to provide a lifeline for his financially struggling club, who needed to sell in the athlete in order to survive and to meet UEFA Financial Fair Play requirements for a European licence.

 

Marko Grujić became the talk of the town when Red Star’s general manager Zvezdan Terzić went public to confirm that this young star would wear Steven Gerrard’s legendary number 8 at Anfield. His sensationalist claims placed a huge load of pressure upon young boy’s shoulders, and angered the Grujić family in the process.

 

And the Christmas soap opera had begun.

 

Who is Marko Grujić?

 

Marko Grujić is one of the latest young talents to emerge from the Red Star youth system. The 19-year-old midfielder has enjoyed steady progress over the past two years, but has made huge leaps to prominence in the past couple of months with his scintillating displays in the Serbian SuperLiga.

 

Mature performances and professional attitude both on and off the field have quickly made him a fan favourite.

 

As a genuine box-to-box midfielder, Marko Grujić, at a height of 192 cm., is a young athlete with an imposing physique. Often compared to Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matić, this Red Star sensation is an intelligent football player with great vision and passing abilities.

 

Like his more famous compatriot, Marko Grujić is also elegant in possession. Strong on the ball, he, in addition, possesses great pace and stamina, and a powerful and precise shot.

Marko Grujić came through Red Star youth ranks, captaining throughout his generation. The pinnacle of his young career, so far, has been the 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand where Serbia were crowned World champions.

 

Grujić himself didn’t get much playing time in the competition though, as he notched five appearances in the group stage, in round 16, and in the quarter-finals.

 

His limited playing time in New Zealand was the consequence of Grujić not playing much for Red Star in the previous season. The reason why the boy with obvious football talent was not given the proper chance in his boyhood club has a long history.

 

First problems for Grujić

 

Sensational, somewhat scandalous accusations have erupted over the past couple of days, with the boy’s father explaining the entire Liverpool situation to the media.

 

Going all the way back to the very start of Marko Grujić’s professional career, his protector, mentor, Neymar-like brand creator and father—Goran—has shed light on a couple of situations that will provide deeper insight into the first couple of episodes of this entangled soap opera.

 

The only Serbian club ever to be crowned the European champions, Red Star, have, in recent years, struggled financially, and were being forced to sell their young players in order to survive. This practice has become common in the recent history of Serbian club football in general, and Red Star are no exception to the rule—although young Marko Grujić appeared to be an exception for a time.

 

It is not that he wasn’t close to becoming yet another Serbian prodigy to be prematurely ejected to roam the European waters. Huge potential was recognized during his earliest years when, according to Grujić’s father, Red Star planned to sell his son to an investment fund two years ago.

 

Marko had the chance to move to Chelsea during the same period, but the family decided that it would be best for him to stay in Serbia and gain experience before heading out over the border. Unhappy with the family’s decisions, Red Star apparently turned their back on the player by forcing him out.

 

In 2014, he was loaned to Kolubara to play for the Serbian minnows on a dual ownership agreement. With one foot out of the club, Marko Grujić was quick to demonstrate his quality, and attracted attention from a number of European clubs. A €1.5 million transfer to Hamburger SV was touted, and the former Red Star management seemed willing to make an about turn in its usual business approach. Marko Grujić was recalled and offered a long-term contract that would see him in the Belgrade club until 2018. It was also promised that he would become a key member of the team—the main pillar for the manager to build his play around.

 

What he got instead, the father claims, was “blackmail”. When the family once again responded to the club’s pressure in a negative manner, Marko Grujić was threatened with being kept out of games under the new manager Miodrag Božović at the beginning of the season.

 

All About Money

 

Patient, calm, and undeterred in his intention to prove his worth, Marko Grujić shone every chance he got.

 

It took him only a couple of minutes per game to convince Miodrag Božović to dismiss the “instructions” and give the boy a chance. When he excelled, everybody wanted to take the credit and, most importantly, to “take a piece of the cake for themselves”, claims Marko’s father, Goran.

 

His words were quickly met with the official statement from the Belgrade club.

Red Star have publicly confirmed that they received three offers for Marko Grujić in the last ten days. An offer worth €2 million was received from R.S.C. Anderlecht, one for €5 million came from VfB Stuttgart, and finally one from Liverpool which is worth €7 million with 10% from the future sale of the player.

 

With its financial struggles and a total debt of €35 million, Red Star have voted unanimously to accept the bid from England and to sell their talented midfielder to Liverpool. The club claim to have negotiated for Grujić to remain with Red Star on loan until the end of the season in order to fulfil the family’s wish that Marko to win the title with his club and to help Red Star on their way to the Champions League.

 

The club have hence willingly given up on €1 million for the loan, stating that “All of those working against the interests of the club should take responsibility for its future”.

 

The Serbian public and Red Star fans in general have been disappointed with how the things are turning out, but have not taken sides in the matter. Grujić’s father has been criticised for his behaviour toward the club, and for the fact that he confiscated his son’s passport, (refusing to let his son go to England where “Marko will be ruined”).

 

Red Star will be paying €1 million for a loan back deal to Liverpool, in which they guarantee Liverpool that Grujić will start in least 15 matches. This, however, has been criticised in Serbia as it gives the player a free pass.

 

Red Star have finished the calendar year with 62 points to their name, 25 points ahead of second-place Čukarički. Their greatest rivals, Partizan Belgrade, have been a major disappointment this season, having amassed only 36 points after 22 rounds, (which was enough for 4^th place in the Serbian SuperLiga table).

 

With one hand on the league trophy, Red Star will pay Liverpool a million Euros for the remainder of the Serbian season, but most importantly, Marko Grujić’s loan does not include the beginning of the Champions League qualifying process.Building your team’s play around the player who will leave in the crucial moment, is not being viewed as the shrewdest of business decisions.

 

In the most unpleasant turn of events, Grujić’s father was involved in a car accident only one day after the entire public stunt, while his son was vacationing Montenegro. The next episode of Serbia’s hottest soap opera will most likely be aired after Christmas. Stay tuned.

 

 

[Ginny]

Without sounding negative - this signing looks absolutely wank. It's only £5m or whatever but I'm just tired of signing this helmet level of player

[Jennings]

On this forum we have peeps from all over the world...does anyone know how good he is? 

 

I am gonna judge Klopp by his signings...even before the results come in...because I am a cunt.

 

Rodgers' signings were shit. this is the biggest area we can improve on.

[Ginny]

This is a Liverpool type signing - this is what we do now which leads me to think that KLOPP has had a say in this lad but not the whole say. It looks from the outside like this is the type of shit we've been getting served up under Rodgers but now the transfer committee or whatever are doing it to KLOPP:

[Jairzinho]

Klopp hasn't heard of the cunt.

[Sugar Ape]

He'll live and die by his transfers same as any other manager, let him make them. I've got confidence he won't let players be forced on him he doesn't want. By all accounts him and his assistant have been the driving force behind this transfer contacting the player direct.

 

Lewandowski, Kagawa, Gundogan, Subotic, Piszczek etc... Were all signed from smaller clubs for little to no money by Klopp.

[3 Stacks]

Nothing wrong with this signing imo. Need all the help we can get in midfield and because of the small fee it's low risk/high reward. It's also the type of signing Klopp used to do regularly at Dortmund.

 

Also if people are mad at this because they think Liverpool should be signing ready-made top players they are kidding themselves

[Nightcat]

Yeah we are kidding ourselves, it's not like we'd be able to sign players like Suarez and managers like Klopp.

 

If you add all these low risk flops we signed, we could have easily afforded Messi instead. Or Bale.

 

This fella hasn't even signed yet and his dad is moaning already. Avoid.

[3 Stacks]

This is the recent list of clubs we have signed players from whilst not being in the Champions League: Southampton, Villa, Hoffenheim, Ajax, Burnley, Swansea, Newcastle, Celta Vigo, Sunderland

 

The only players we've bought from top clubs have been rejects: Sakho from PSG who was being made backup, Sturridge and Coutinho from Chelsea and Inter respectively who were getting no playing time.

 

This isn't by design, Liverpool whilst still being a big club can't attract top players from top clubs with no Champions League and even with it we struggled mightily and failed to sign a Barcelona outcast.

 

Suarez was signed because no other club was willing to take a chance on a freak who bit other players. Klopp became our manager because he's a football romantic. If it wasn't for that, a man of his pedigree wouldn't have touched this job with a ten foot poll because he'd have settled for much safer options like Bayern or City

 

Bottom line, we can't sign ready made world class players and we never really have so the comment about Messi and Bale is pretty comical. We may in the future if Klopp can get us in the title race every year but right now there is nothing wrong with a low risk/high reward signing like this kid

[James Dean]

Let's hope he at least give the lad a chance and it doesn't end up being another Tiago Ilori or whatever.

[billypilgrimnz]

If it is a committee signing, then I suggest we all keep our expectations very, very low. But they can't get it absolutely terribly wrong every single time, can they?

[chrisbonnie]

I don't understand how we've allowed red star hold onto him until the summer.

 

They're 25 points ahead of the second place team. They could probably send out their under 12's and still win ffs.

 

If he's any use, we should take him now.

[Jairzinho]

Let's hope he at least give the lad a chance and it doesn't end up being another Tiago Ilori or whatever.

 

Yeah, this is actually my biggest hope. That we fucking him play at some point.

[Dr. J]

Meet the new ic, he's the same as the old ic..

[jimmycase]

This is the recent list of clubs we have signed players from whilst not being in the Champions League: Southampton, Villa, Hoffenheim, Ajax, Burnley, Swansea, Newcastle, Celta Vigo, Sunderland

 

The only players we've bought from top clubs have been rejects: Sakho from PSG who was being made backup, Sturridge and Coutinho from Chelsea and Inter respectively who were getting no playing time.

 

This isn't by design, Liverpool whilst still being a big club can't attract top players from top clubs with no Champions League and even with it we struggled mightily and failed to sign a Barcelona outcast.

 

Suarez was signed because no other club was willing to take a chance on a freak who bit other players. Klopp became our manager because he's a football romantic. If it wasn't for that, a man of his pedigree wouldn't have touched this job with a ten foot poll because he'd have settled for much safer options like Bayern or City

 

Bottom line, we can't sign ready made world class players and we never really have so the comment about Messi and Bale is pretty comical. We may in the future if Klopp can get us in the title race every year but right now there is nothing wrong with a low risk/high reward signing like this kid

 

Good on the money post. People seem to think that el sulk, mascherano, suarez were world class when we signed them hence why arent we in for other 'world class' players. We are Liverpool afterall.

 

Point being none of them were remotely considered world class when signed. you can look through the recent history of Liverpool FC and, especially from the early 60's, I cant recall us ever signing a headline player never mind a world class one.

 

The club has always looked for the not so rough diamond that it could polish into a gem. In this so called modern PL era, we're just forced to look at a younger age group. Whereas we'd look at the 24 to 28 year old age group, we're now generally limited to to under 20 to 24 group.

 

I dont have a problem with this lad being loaned back for the rest of the season. If he were to come here now, people would be whinging why isnt he in th eteam and if he were, he'd just have all our hopes and expectations dumped on him.

 

His arl fella looks to be a pain in the arse and Id love the club to tell him to fuck off. It seems his lad wants to play for us which cant be a bad thing.