Dejan Lovren has insisted that he's confident his Liverpool side can do better next season, as he returned to Melwood for pre-season training amidst intense speculation linking him with a string of Italian clubs.
The Croatian fell severely down the pecking order at Anfield towards the tail-end of last season, with Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk firmly establishing themselves as the Champions League winners' centre-back pairing.
However, speaking to Liverpool's official website, Lovren showed no sign that his future lies elsewhere.
Speaking upon his return to pre-season training, the 30-year-old seemed excited about the new Premier League campaign, saying: "The vacation is over, it’s time to work and to get back on track where we stopped.