Dejan Lovren says he is still not happy sitting on the Liverpool bench but is relieved his unsuccessful move saga is finished for now.
The Croatia centre-half has confirmed he wanted to leave Anfield from the summer after falling in the pecking order of Jurgen Klopp behind Joe Gomez, Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk.
Lovren was targetted by Italian nightclubs such as AC Milan but Liverpool and Roma and Klopp insisted that they desired to remain.
“I really feel relief that the transfer window is shut. I have tired of listening and reading daily about me staying or leaving from Liverpool,” Lovren told Ms newspaper Sportske Novotsti.
“Everybody composed’Dejan is here, Dejan is that there’, and knew nothing. Me disturbs. (But) yes, I did consider shifting. I wanted to leave, but it did not occur, I had been told I am needed by Liverpool and I recognized that.
“I am not the kind of player that likes to be benched and make money. Some folks around me ‘what would you care? You are in a major club consider the money’ – however I am happy about the seat.
“I feel really happy because all of the time I believed LFC was by me. I respect a lot. Klopp told me’listen you are a player. We won’t permit you to go online loan. We want you’.
“Last week I talked to Klopp again, he said he knows me, knows I’m happy, but he also said’look, now it’s completed, I’d like you to refresh your head, I locate you important’.
“I’m in my prime era, in fantastic shape, emotionally ready and you cannot buy experience.”
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