Liverpool have 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 from Red Star Belgrade, where he remained on loan for the rest of the 2015-16 season.
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The three-man panel, which was convened by the Football Association at a hotel in the north west, endorsed the Serbian star's request to begin playing in England.
There are still procedural formalities to follow, with the midfielder having to leave the country to re-enter - a process that could rule him out of Liverpool's first pre-season friendly against Tranmere on Friday.
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Grujic, who took part in the Reds' first pre-season training session on Sunday along with new signing Sadio Mane, has been handed the No.16 shirt by the club.
The last time the Reds appeared at such a work permit hearing was in January 2013, when Philippe Coutinho's application was also successful.
- Goal