Dejan Lovren: Finale in the transfers for PAOK – How the deal was closed in the… 90′ of the deadline – 2024-09-12 06:34:34

THE PAOK they were the last club to complete a transfer deal just before the Super League deadline. The Greek champions bring the 35-year-old defender to Thessaloniki, Deyan Lovrenwith the deal being completed shortly before the day changes and the “window” of transfers closes.

THE Razvan Lucescu had singled out the case of the 24-year-old defender of Salzburg, Umar Sole. But the negotiations they were shipwrecked definitively at noon on Wednesday and therefore PAOK only had a few hours ahead of him to find and sign a football player to strengthen the defense.

Thus, negotiations with Dejan Lovren and his former club, the Lyon. Along the way it emerged issue regarding the duration of the contract but also outstanding debts of the French team to the footballer.

For this reason, PAOK offered two-year contract to the 35-year-old footballer, paving the way for the completion of the transfer which took place formally shortly before midnight on Wednesday.

Now, the “two-headed man of the North” is waiting for him Lovren in Thessaloniki to undergo the necessary medical and sign his new contract with PAOK.

Dejan Lovren’s stations

The 1.88m tall center back spent the best years of his football career wearing her jersey Liverpool. He made 185 appearances in all competitions and was part of the squad’s rotation when it lifted its trophy Champions League in 2019.

He had a similar course with the Croatian national team, a member of the team that reached the final of the 2018 World Cup, where he was defeated by France.

He started his career in Dinamo Zagreb and in 2010 he was transferred to Lyon. It was introduced to the Premier League in 2013 thanks to Southamptonfrom which he was acquired by Liverpool in 2016.

He stayed for six years at the “Reds” and in 2021 he left by signing a contract with Zenitto be followed by the return to Lyon and the PAOK.

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