da 888casino： Southampton may have identified their replacement for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg as Premier League rivals Liverpool look to offload Marko Grujic.
da bet7： According to The Telegraph’s Mike McGrath, the Saints have their eye on the castaway Anfield man, who has been given a couple of last gasp minutes in action before his imminent departure. Grujic featured against Lincoln City and Arsenal in Liverpool’s Carabao Cup run, bagging himself his first ever senior goal in a 7-2 victory over the Imps.
Sadly for the Serbian, he has been listed alongside Rhian Brewster and Harry Wilson as part of a bumper upheaval to pocket a handsome £50million.
Southampton monitor Grujic
Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side are desperate for a defensive-minded midfielder after Spurs came in and plucked Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from their grasp. Southampton pocketed about £15million for the Denmark international, making a small profit on the original £12.8million spent on him back in 2016 (via BBC Sport).
At the moment, the Saints only have one senior defensive midfielder on their roster in the form of Oriol Romeu. However, after being benched several times last season, Hasenhuttl may be looking for a new option in the No.6 role.
Transfermarkt has valued Grujic at £13million and with him being surplus personnel on Merseyside, Liverpool could listen to offers in or even below that price.
Grujic praised for Hertha Berlin loan
The 24-year-old has spent the last two years out on loan, enjoying a two-season spell with Hertha Berlin and half a season with Cardiff City before that. The 6 ft 3 colossus scored a combined 10 goals across his loan spells with these clubs and contributed a further three assists (via Transfermarkt).
Former Hertha boss Pal Dardai waxed lyrical over the Serbia international’s time at the club. During a press conference following a victory over Frankfurt (via bundesliga.com), the Hungarian said: “This isn’t meant as an insult to anyone else, but Marko is by far the best midfielder I’ve seen in my time at the club.
“I was a defensive midfielder and managed to score 17 goals, which isn’t bad. But Marko carries much more of a goal threat, he’s got a sensational shot on him and is much better than I was […] He can play anywhere in midfield.”
Should Southampton opt to pursue a move, they will be buying a highly-recommended midfielder to fill the void left by Hojbjerg. A move could be on the horizon and fans must trust that Martin Semmens can orchestrate it over the line.
In other news, Southampton would get a Hojbjerg upgrade with Ibrahima Diallo deal…