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On Friday, former Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 36. paid $11m (£9m/€10m) to sign Lucas from Brazilian outfit Grêmio in the summer of 2008, and he went on to play 346 games for the club. That ranks him inside the club's all-time top 50, ahead of the likes of Kevin Keegan (323), (321) and Michael Owen (297).

READ MORE: During his stint at Lucas won the League Cup (2012) and also collected a runner-up medal in the Europa League (2015/16).



weighed in too, simply posting an image of Lucas on his story, accompanied by a heart.



Liverpool.com says: It shouldn't be forgotten that Lucas helped to lay the foundations for Liverpool's success during Jürgen Klopp's tenure.