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Liverpool's Dejan Lovren closing in on £11m move to Zenit St Petersburg with defender set to bring the curtain down on six-year Anfield career

Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren is close to finalising his move to Zenit St Petersburg for £10.9million.

The 31-year old is viewed as a potential replacement for captain Branislav Ivanovic who is discussing his future this summer.

Lovren has been with Liverpool for six years but has wanted more regular football after being used predominantly as cover for Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip.

Dejan Lovren is closing in on a u00a310.9m move to Russian outfit Zenit St Petersburg this summer
The Liverpool centr-back, pictured with Mo Salah, picked up a Premier League winners medal

The Croatian has at times been prone to errors and been reduced to just nine starts in the Premier League this season.