{"id":70927,"date":"2020-09-21T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2672091"},"modified":"2020-09-21T15:05:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T15:05:00","slug":"reports-liverpool-defender-dejan-lovren-agrees-11-million-deal-to-join-zenit-st-petersburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/09\/21\/reports-liverpool-defender-dejan-lovren-agrees-11-million-deal-to-join-zenit-st-petersburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports: Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren agrees \u00a311 million deal to join Zenit St Petersburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intro\">\n<div>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2020\/07\/29e0f-15955904640767-800.jpg\" alt=\"One of Liverpool\" width=\"623\" height=\"416\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2020\/07\/29e0f-15955904640767-800.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2020\/07\/29e0f-15955904640767-500.jpg\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\">One of Liverpool&#8217;s most experienced players looks set to leave the club this summer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-profile \">\n<div class=\"left-info fl\">\n<p>According to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2020\/07\/24\/dejan-lovren-verge-11m-transfer-zenit-st-petersburg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Chris Bascombe of the Telegraph<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/liverpool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a>have agreed a deal worth 11 million for the sale of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/dejan-lovren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dejan Lovren<\/a>to Zenit St Petersburg.<\/p>\n<p>The Croatian defender&#8217;s six-year stint at Anfield is set to come to an end when the newly crowned Premier League champions face Newcastle United in their final game of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Lovren has divided opinion in his time with the Merseyside club and has blown hot and cold over the course of six years.<\/p>\n<p>While he did improve after Jurgen Klopp took over as Liverpool boss, his error-prone nature meant he gradually fell down the pecking order at the club.<\/p>\n<h2>Lovren to leave Liverpool with his head held high<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2020\/07\/fa5e7-15955905951501-800.jpg\" alt=\"Dejan Lovren is close to joining Zenit St Petersburg\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2020\/07\/fa5e7-15955905951501-800.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2020\/07\/fa5e7-15955905951501-500.jpg\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Dejan Lovren is close to joining Zenit St Petersburg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, the veteran defender is reportedly a huge personality behind the scenes and is highly thought of by Klopp. Zenit have moved quickly to secure his signature and have agreed a transfer fee believed to be in the region of 11 million with the Reds.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old could make his final appearance against Newcastle United in the weekend, as he prepares to bid farewell to the club. Lovren has won four major honours with Liverpool, including the UEFA Champions League and the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the mercurial defender is also a FIFA World Cup finalist with Croatia, having played a pivotal role for Zlatko Dalic&#8217;s side in the 2019 edition of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool will reportedly analyse the market for potential reinforcements and could add to their squad in the coming months. In terms of defensive additions, the likes of Brighton&#8217;s Ben White, Norwich City&#8217;s Jamal Lewis and Real Betis defender Aissa Mandi have been linked with the club.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2020\/07\/6d093-15955907040821-800.jpg\" alt=\"Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago could be on his way to Liverpool this summer\" width=\"593\" height=\"395\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2020\/07\/6d093-15955907040821-800.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2020\/07\/6d093-15955907040821-500.jpg\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago could be on his way to Liverpool this summer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Premier League champions have also been linked with Bayern Munich&#8217;s Thiago Alcantara, who looks set to leave the Bavarian giants this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Klopp remains a big fan of the Spaniard and it remains to be seen if Liverpool agree a deal with the Bundesliga outfit in the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tags\">\n<div><strong>See Campaign: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2020\/07\/24\/dejan-lovren-verge-11m-transfer-zenit-st-petersburg\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2020\/07\/24\/dejan-lovren-verge-11m-transfer-zenit-st-petersburg<\/a><br \/><b>Contact Information:<\/b><br \/>Vishal Subramanian <\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b><br \/><a href=\"\"><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/news-category\/extended-distribution\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Extended Distribution<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/news-category\/wire\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Wire<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"image\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"cwdfimg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Contact Information:<\/h3>\n<p>Vishal Subramanian <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Liverpool&rsquo;s most experienced players looks set to leave the club this summer According to&nbsp;Chris Bascombe of the Telegraph,&nbsp;Liverpool&nbsp;have agreed a deal worth &pound;11 million for the sale of&nbsp;Dejan Lovren&nbsp;to Zenit St Petersburg. The Croatian defender&rsquo;s six-year stint at Anfield is set to come to an end when the newly crowned Premier League champions &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/2020\/09\/21\/reports-liverpool-defender-dejan-lovren-agrees-11-million-deal-to-join-zenit-st-petersburg\/\">Continue reading <span>Reports: Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren agrees &pound;11 million deal to join Zenit St Petersburg<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/09\/21\/reports-liverpool-defender-dejan-lovren-agrees-11-million-deal-to-join-zenit-st-petersburg\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-extended-distribution","category-wire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Reports: Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren agrees \u00a311 million deal to join Zenit St Petersburg - Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/09\/21\/reports-liverpool-defender-dejan-lovren-agrees-11-million-deal-to-join-zenit-st-petersburg\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Reports: Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren agrees \u00a311 million deal to join Zenit St Petersburg - Business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One of Liverpool&rsquo;s most experienced players looks set to leave the club this summer According to&nbsp;Chris Bascombe of the Telegraph,&nbsp;Liverpool&nbsp;have agreed a deal worth &pound;11 million for the sale of&nbsp;Dejan Lovren&nbsp;to Zenit St Petersburg. 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