5 Liverpool first-team players who could leave in January

#3 Marko Grujic

Grujic has made just three league appearances this campaign

The Serbian midfielder was Jurgen Klopp's first signing at Liverpool. Unfortunately, he has failed to live up to his credentials as he has made a meagre 13 appearances for the Reds since August last year.

This season, despite being fully fit, he has struggled to break into the first team. Considered a grade above the reserves and a grade below the current crop of Liverpool midfielders, Grujic has found himself in no man's land. He has made three league appearances off the bench this term which has accounted to only 14 minutes of playing time.

Still only 21, Grujic knows that he has plenty of time to impress Klopp and fight for his place in the Liverpool first team. For doing that, he needs minutes under his belt and could look for a loan move away from Anfield until the end of the season.

With his injury concerns seemingly behind him, the 21-year-old could prove to be a valuable signing for most of the bottom half Premier League clubs that are desperately fighting against the shackles of the dreaded relegation zone.