The misery of Lazar Markovic in Liverpool is finally over and the winger joins Fulham late in the day of transfer

Lazar Markovic's misery in Liverpool is over after the £ 20 million flop reached Fulham on the day of the transfer deadline.

The Serbian winger has not played for the Reds since 2015 and has long since been overtaken by Anfield's needs, having had four different loans during Jurgen Klopp's tenure.

Markovic was in the final months of a five-year contract signed in July 2014 and eventually left Anfield for the Cottagers for a short-term contract until the end of the season.

The Markovic chord sheet was submitted late Thursday night before it was wrapped up quickly and the 24-year-old will have a chance to prove himself again in the Premier League.

Markovic, who will not be celebrating his 25th birthday before March, will now have the chance to relaunch a career that had completely stalled in Liverpool and he becomes the second former Reds winger to present at Craven Cottage this window of transfer after Londoners agree with Ryan Babel.

It's an incredible fall for Markovic in the last four years since he joined the club for £ 20 million under Brendan Rodgers.

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The Serbian international has struggled to get along with the Reds only played 34 appearances, including the last as a late substitute in a 2-1 victory over QPR in May 2015.

Tony Khan, Vice President of Fulham, said: "Lazar Markovic is a young talented player and we are happy to welcome him to Liverpool for the rest of the season.

"Lazar is known as an excellent teammate, he has the support of our manager and he has the talent to strengthen our attack, come on, Fulham!"

Markovic's last departure for Liverpool was a disappointing 2-1 loss to Aston Villa in the FA Cup semifinal a month earlier. The former Benfica star was free to find a new job since Klopp arrived at the club.

A short statement on Liverpool's official website said: "Lazar Markovic has joined Fulham for a permanent transfer, can confirm Liverpool.

The 24-year-old left the Reds for Craven Cottage, ending his four-and-a-half-year stay with the club.

"Markovic came to Anfield from Benfica in July 2014 and has since made 34 appearances for the first team, scoring three goals."

The loans to Anderlecht, Fenerbahce, Sporting Lisbon and Hull were unsuccessful.

He was perhaps the closest to joining Anderlecht last summer before an agreement was blocked as a result of a salary problem.

The £ 2.9 million move to Belgium failed after failing to accept personal conditions.

Hein Vanhaezebrouck, then manager of Anderlecht, said: "Our president and sports director did everything to convince Markovic."

"They waited for Liverpool to lower prices. They almost made a crazy effort for the player, but it was not enough. It's his fault if the deal failed.

Markovic, who went to Belgium for interviews, later claimed that "the money was not at stake" before being banned from the Red-23 campaign. .