New Liverpool signing reveals a phobia almost prevented him joining the club

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. https://twitter.com/LFC/status/686109572403195905 "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."