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Report: £20m star could take wage cut to quit Liverpool

Liverpool's English midfielder Jordan Henderson (2L) and Liverpool's Croatian defender Dejan Lovren (2R) talk with referee Craig Pawson (L) after L...
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The long-serving Liverpool defender is linked with another move away.

Dejan Lovren of Liverpool during the FA Cup Fourth Round match between Shrewsbury Town and Liverpool at New Meadow on January 26, 2020 in Shrewsbury, England.

Dejan Lovren may reportedly consider a wage cut to leave Liverpool in the summer, according to a report from Italy.

The Croatia international has been linked with a move away from Anfield in recent weeks.

Tottenham and Arsenal are among those linked but the North London clubs might have a new rival in the form of Lazio.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the Rome-based club are interested and their pursuit could become ‘much more concrete’ in the coming weeks.

The report adds that Lovren is earning £4.6 million a year in salary with Liverpool and that Lazio wouldn’t be committed to paying him more than £2.7 million.

Gazzetta suggests that the 30-year-old wouldn’t readily take such a reduction in wages, but that the promise of a long-term contract with those personal terms could lure him to the Italian capital nevertheless.

Lovren was slammed for his performance in the Reds’ 3-0 defeat by Watford last month, which ended the hopes of Jurgen Klopp’s side enjoying an unbeaten season.

The Anfield club remain top of the Premier League with a 25-point cushion over second-placed Manchester City.

The former Southampton star joined Liverpool for £20 million in 2014.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal and Dejan Lovren of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Arsenal FC at Anfield on December 29, 2018 in Liverpool, United...