I beg please can we not play down how good Grujic has been for us...
Whenever we get a new player, their position in the team and likelihood of being with us after the next window is often dependant on the fan perception. For example, Scott Malone was our first choice Left back. But as soon as Slade - who loved Malone - left, Trollopes first plan of action was to swap Malone for A potential fan favourite (mainly because he’s welsh) in Richards. Now, I was never a big Malone fan because he would often dwell on the ball and his defending was questionable, he had a good cross in him but that’s all I really saw. Yes, the manager has the final say most of the time, but fan perception goes a long way. Would Bruno be here now had the fans not supported him? No chance.
My point is, I can really see this opportunity coming to nothing. I am well aware that Grujics time with us was always temporary, but I really can’t see Jurgen seriously intergrating him in the Liverpool squad, especially as a first team player. He’s nowhere near that standard, but for whatever money Liverpool paid for him I would encourage City to pay every single penny to Liverpool for him. Please can we support him and let Warnock know how important we think he is to us. Ofcourse this is completely reliant on if we get promotion. Honestly, he could be the difference between staying up and even pushing for a comfortable finish next season, or relegation.
It can’t be just be who see’s how important he can be for us... there’s a mistake in him mainly down to his age, but just look at our record with and without him since he’s joined us. It’s not a coincidence.