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Jan Siewert Insists New Signing Karlan Grant 'Needs Time' to Adapt to Premier League

Huddersfield Town's January signing Karlan Grant isn't quite ready to start in the Premier League, according to boss Jan Siewert.

The 21-year-old striker joined from Charlton Athletic at the end of the January transfer window for £2m, but his new manager believes Grant needs time to adapt to his style of football and the demands of the top flight.

As quoted by the Examiner Live, Siewert explained why Grant was only named as a substitute in Saturday's 5-0 defeat to Chelsea: "Karlan needs time in terms of physicality and getting used to the game and to my game.