Croatia’s Dejan Lovren is expected to depart Zenit Saint Petersburg Dejan Lovren of Zenit seen in action during the Russian Premier League match between Zenit Saint Petersburg and Rostov at Gazprom Arena © Getty Images / Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Dejan Lovren, the former Liverpool defender who was crucial to Croatia’s third-place finish at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, is expected to depart Zenit Saint Petersburg to sign for Olympique Lyonnais, according to reports from France.
Lovren, 33, spent around two-and-a-half years in the Zenit backline after signing for the Russian side in a big-money deal from Liverpool in the summer of 2020, winning two Russian Premier Leagues and two Russian Super Cups in an extremely successful-though-brief stint in Russian football.
According to French publication L’Equipe, Lyon boss Lauren Blanc has identified Lovren as having the necessary experience to bolster the backline in his side, which has underperformed so far this campaign.
The newspaper reports that Lovren has agreed to join the French club and that he had passed a pre-transfer medical examination. (RT)
