Manchester United and Chelsea dealt transfer blow in January pursuit of Marko Grujic

Marko Grujic has been linked with a £4.2million move to Chelsea and Man United

MANCHESTER UNITED and Chelsea have suffered a setback in their pursuit of Red Star Belgrade midfielder Marko Grujic, according to reports.

 

The 19-year-old, who has been dubbed the 'next Nemanja Matic', has been valued at £4.2million and has admitted that talks have taken place with both United and Chelsea.

However, Sportske report that Red Star sporting director Zvedzan Terzic has no intention of selling the Serbian until August. 

 

“Grujic is one of our best players,” he said. 

“He can’t leave the club before August, or in any case not before the end of the season.

 

“If we can’t guarantee support from the sponsors of the club, then there’s the possibility of signing a pre-contract with a club, but he’ll stay with us until the end of August, until the end of the European preliminaries.

“Grujic’s family has always behaved well with us, in fact four months ago we renewed until 2018, showing great understanding with the club."

Grujic has also been linked with a move to Everton and Inter Milan - with the player claiming himself that he'd be open to a move to Italy.