The Reds have had a £20million offer rejected with the south coast club believed to be holding out for £25m for the Croatian centre-back.
According to the Echo, Lovren...
has handed in a transfer request, believes he had a gentleman’s agreement with the South Coast outfit that he could leave this summer if a club paid £20million for his services.
It could well be that negotiations will only be able to continue when the player returns from holiday after Croatia's exit from the World Cup Finals in Brazil.