No, Manchester United fans, he doesn't suffer from trophy-itis.
Marko Grujic has revealed that his fear of small spaces almost cost him a move to Liverpool.
The Serbian midfielder became Jurgen Klopp's first signing earlier this week, joining the club from Red Star Belgrade in a deal worth £5.1 million.
Grujic will spend the rest of the season on-loan with Red Star, but has revealed that his switch to Anfield almost didn't happened because of claustrophobia.
New signings are required to undergo a MRI scan during a medical, but the thought of spending time in a small space almost put the 19 year old off completing the deal.
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"I am very claustrophobic, so it was very scary for me to lie for one hour in the dark in the MRI scanner," Grujic told the
Liverpool Echo.
“When I heard that the MRI scan was compulsory, I was very close to saying that I didn't want to do it! I was really afraid. I couldn't stay inside it for one minute!
"I called the doctor and raised a bit of panic so they were persuading me for around 20 minutes before I finally accepted to go inside it again. Finally, I bit the bullet and I got on with it. They made some special conditions for me."
"After that, I went to Melwood, signed the deals and they took photos of me."
