AC Milan want Liverpool defender

 

AC Milan are keen on signing Liverpool centre-back Dejan Lovren this summer, claims Gianluca Di Marzio.

 

The Serie A giants want to bolster their defensive options for next season and have earmarked Lovren as a potential transfer target.

 

Lovren’s existing Liverpool deal is not due to expire until the summer of 2021 but the Croatia international struggled for regular playing time last season.

 

The 29-year-old started the season below Joe Gomez in the pecking order for places before Joel Matip finished the campaign as first choice alongside Virgil van Dijk.

 

AC Milan want Liverpool defender

 

 

Lovren, who is a popular member of the Liverpool dressing room, only made 13 Premier League appearances last season and started just two games in their Champions League-winning campaign.

 

In fact, Lovren has started just 81 of a possible 144 matches in the Premier League since Jurgen Klopp’s arrival.

 

In that time, Liverpool have a better win ratio (65.1%) when Lovren has not started a Premier League game compared to when he has featured from the off (55.6%).