Saints Land Lovren
PUBLISHED
21:00 14th June 2013
Southampton Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of in-demand defender Dejan Lovren.
The 23-year-old has agreed a four-year contract with Saints and moves from French side Olympique Lyonnais for an undisclosed fee.
Lovren's future has been the subject of much speculation in recent months, with a number of top European sides being credited with an interest in acquiring his services.
The Croatian international has decided that his footballing future lies at St Mary's, putting pen-to-paper this evening as the Club's Executive Chairman Nicola Cortese and First Team Manager Mauricio Pochettino watched on.
Lovren will now link up with his new teammates when the First Team returns to Staplewood for pre-season training at the start of July.
"I’ve spoken a lot with the Chairman and the coach, and this is a great project," Lovren said shortly after completing his move.
"They told me a lot of positive things, and I know the history of the Club. It’s a big club and I’m very happy that I can be a part of it.
"After three-and-a-half years in France, it was a dream to play in the Premier League. Now the dream has come true.
"I have it in my mind to do something big, and I see the same thing in the Club.
"We are a young team, and I am a young player also so I hope I will stay here for a long time."
Pochettino spoke highly of Lovren, adding that he was pleased to have completed his first signing of the summer with more than a fortnight left until pre-season gets underway.
"We are very happy because Dejan is a very good player with good potential," enthused the manager.
"In pre-season it’s important to have all players working together, so [Lovren’s signing] is a very good job by the Chairman and all of the staff at the Club."
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