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'He's been so important to us' - Jürgen Klopp's tribute to Dejan Lovren

Jürgen Klopp paid tribute to Dejan Lovren after the defender departed Liverpool for Zenit St. Petersburg in a permanent deal today.

The Croatia international leaves the Reds after six years at the club following a transfer from Southampton in July 2014.

He does so as a Champions League and Premier League winner, with 185 appearances and eight goals during his time at Anfield.

“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,” Klopp told Liverpoolfc.com.

“I remember when we played with Dortmund against Liverpool in the pre-season friendly and Dejan scored with a header with incredible power.