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Liverpool's Grujic granted work permit

Jurgen Klopp attended the process in person to offer a glowing report on the young midfielder's talents, with the Reds receiving the green light Monday.

Liverpool has secured a work permit for Marko Grujic following a successful hearing in Manchester on Monday.

Jurgen Klopp attended in person to provide testimony on the talents of the 20-year-old, who was signed in January for 5.1 million pounds ($6.8 million) from Red Star Belgrade, where he remained on loan for the rest of the 2015-16 season.

The three-man panel, which was convened by the Football Association at a hotel in the northwest, endorsed the Serbian star's request to begin playing in England.