Liverpool are expected to confirm the signing of Marko Grujic today in a £5.1million deal from Red Star Belgrade.

Grujic, 19, would be Jurgen Klopp's first signing as Liverpool boss since he moved into the Anfield hot-seat in October.

The Liverpool Echo report that Liverpool's move for the Serbian midfielder will be rubber stamped today.

The transfer has been subject to a work permit and he is expected to be loaned back to Red Star for the rest of the season.

Grujic, who was part of the Serbia squad that won the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand in June, arrived on Merseyside for a medical yesterday.

Klopp was eager to snap up the Serb, with Chelsea and Inter Milan also interested, and the German's personal intervention apparently persuaded Grujic to move to Anfield.

There were late £7.3m bids from Russian clubs Zenit St Petersburg and CSKA Moscow but Grujic claimed he was due to become a Liverpool player yesterday.

"On 4th January I will become a Liverpool player," he said.

Grujic has played for Serbia's U16s right up to the Under-21s, winning five caps for the latter in 2015.

He's played 22 games for Red Star this season and scored five goals in the Serbian SuperLiga.

Source: Daily Express