Jurgen Klopp’s Marko Grujic decision as Liverpool change stance on midfielder

Liverpool are facing a major decision over Marko Grujic – after Jurgen Klopp changed his approach to the midfielder.

Grujic has impressed in Germany over the past two seasons on loan at Hertha Berlin.

But, instead of letting him head back to the Bundesliga, Klopp has opted to give Grujic a pre-season to prove he has something to offer at Anfield.

Grujic has been given some playing time in pre-season and could yet be kept around as an additional option in midfield.

If not, Liverpool will look to sell permanently for a fee in excess of £20million with Hertha Berlin waiting patiently for Klopp’s final decision.

Hertha chief Michael Preetz told Kicker: “[Grujic] is a Liverpool player who spent two years on loan with us. He has been in training with Liverpool for a few days [during pre-season].

“Unlike last year, it was Liverpool’s declared wish that Marko should take part in much of the preparation there.

“Then there will certainly be a decision in England about Marko’s immediate future: Will he be loaned out again? Is he for sale? Will he be part of the Liverpool team?

“That cannot be foreseen at the moment.”

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Back in June, Preetz spoke of his desire to keep Grujic for another year as he said: “Of course, we are in talks with Liverpool. Last summer, a door opened. Jurgen Klopp signalled to me that they were ready to loan Marko for another year.

“Now they want him back and he should complete the [pre-season] preparation there. I cannot say today what will happen.

“But Marko is a player we will always think about here at Hertha.”

Addressing transfer business in a wider context, he recently said: “It is an incredibly complicated summer of transfers in several respects.

“We are close to the market and monitor developments. We are preparing, have ideas and are looking to implement them in the next few weeks.

“I expect that towards the end of the transfer window there will be some transfers that would not have been possible before. Options will come out that today are not yet options. We keep our eyes open everywhere.”