Dejan Lovren insisted that Liverpool missed him more than he missed them after leaving the club in 2020
The 35-year-old spent six years at Anfield after arriving from Southampton in a £20million deal in 2014 that made him the club's most expensive defender at that time
Joining the club a year before Jurgen Klopp was appointed manager, Lovren was a mainstay in the team under Brendan Rodgers
Joining the club a year before Jurgen Klopp was appointed manager, Lovren was a mainstay in the team under Brendan Rodgers
Deciding to leave the club after falling behind Joe Gomez and Joel Matip in the pecking order, Lovren signed for Russian Premier League side Zenit Saint Petersburg for £10.9m following the club's Premier League triumph.
A year after his departure, the former Croatia international admitted that he felt no regret leaving Liverpool
Lovren insisted that they missed his presence more than he had missed them.
Lovren
“No, I don't regret [leaving]. My decision in the summer was firm - to leave Liverpool, and I do not look back.”
"I got upset last season when I didn't play, but now everything is different."
“I think Liverpool miss me more than I miss them and Jurgen Klopp knows this, because we communicate.@
"He wrote recently: 'We miss you.' I spoke with Jurgen [after I left], but I will not disclose details. Jurgen said only good things and wished him luck."
The recently-departed Liverpool boss wrote a poignant message about Lovren upon his departure where he reminisced about his most famous moment in a red shirt.
Klopp
"Another Liverpool legend who leaves the club, because he was absolutely a very, very important part of this team from the first day since I was in,”
“I remember when we played with Dortmund against Liverpool in the pre-season friendly and Dejan scored with a header with incredible power. That was the image I had in my mind when I came here and I thought about the defenders we had at the time.
"He played super games and scored one of the most important goals of our history in the 4-3 against Borussia Dortmund; a really wonderful moment to share."
Lovren spent three years in Russia before re-joining Lyon - 13 years after first leaving the club.
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