Jurgen Klopp's first Liverpool signing he "confused" set for Premier League return

Fulham are reportedly interested in signing Marko Grujic, who was Jurgen Klopp's first transfer as Liverpool manager, from Porto.

The Championship winners are believed to have offered €18million (£15.4m) for Grujic, 26. The midfielder has 17 senior caps for Serbia and is set to be part of their squad for this year's World Cup after helping Porto win the Primeira Liga title and League Cup last term.

The Reds signed Grujic, then 19, from Red Star Belgrade for £5.1m in January 2016. Klopp was appointed Liverpool boss just two months earlier, replacing Brendan Rodgers. The youngster was immediately sent back on loan to the Serbian club for the rest of the season.

Grujic's time at Anfield was frustrating. He arrived on Merseyside with a fine CV - helping Serbia win the U20 World Cup in 2015 and Red Star win the Serbian title in 2015-16 - but managed just 16 appearances under Klopp during his five-year spell at Liverpool.

"He's a good boy, a young boy but plays an important role at the moment at Red Star, who are the best team in Serbia," said Klopp when Liverpool signed Grujic. "He's a tall boy, but quick and good at technical things. He can play passes and can dribble."

Grujic spent time on loan at Championship side Cardiff and Bundesliga outfit Hertha Berlin before joining Porto - initially on loan - in October 2020. That deal was made permanent in July 2021, leaving the former Liverpool star to ponder on his failed Anfield career.

"I went through preparations with the club, after two years in the Bundesliga, I returned more mature to England," said Grujic in 2021, as quoted by the Liverpool ECHO. "That's what they told me in Liverpool. But when Thiago Alcantara came from Bayern (Munich), I estimated that there would