Liverpool beat Celtic to midfielders signature

Celtic were linked with Marko Grujic in recent weeks, but it seems the 19-year-old midfielder has decided his future lies elsewhere.

The Liverpool Echo are reporting that the Red Star Belgrade midfielder will move to the Merseyside club for a fee of around £5 million.

Grujic will undergo a medical later this week at Liverpool before finalising his move to England.

Chief executive Ian Ayre flew out to Belgrade to complete the move which includes a 10% sell on clause and a loan back option until the end of the season.

A late phone call from Jurgen Klopp on why he wanted him at Anfield persuaded the highly rated youngster to favour a move to Liverpool over Inter Milan, who made a late push to get his signature.

Grujic has scored five times this season in all competitions for Belgrade since he made his debut in May 2013 at the age of 17.

Since then, he has gone on to represent his country in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup and has made 33 appearances, becoming a firm fan favourite in Serbia.