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Dejan Lovren claimed Liverpool missed him more than he missed them after leaving the club.

He was the club's most expensive defender until Virgil van Dijk's £75M ($102M) signing four years later.

Lovren joined Liverpool a year before Jurgen Klopp took over as manager and was a regular fixture in the team under Brendan Rodgers, which continued during Klopp's early years on Merseyside.



Jurgen Klopp and Dejan Lovren enjoyed a close relationship at Liverpool.

My decision in the summer was firm - to leave Liverpool, and I do not look back.

"I got upset last season when I didn't play, but now everything is different." The defender revealed he remained in contact with Klopp, who sent him a telling message as he shared: "I think Liverpool miss me more than I miss them and Jurgen Klopp knows this, because we communicate.

"He wrote recently: 'We miss you.' I spoke with Jurgen [after I left], but I will not disclose details.

Jurgen said only good things and wished him luck."

After Lovren's departure, Klopp, who himself left Liverpool last summer, penned a heartfelt message reminiscing about his most famous moment in a red shirt.

"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