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Croatia defender Dejan Lovren has rejoined Lyon on a two-and-a-half year deal the Ligue 1 side has announced.
The 33-year-old played 72 games for the French club between 2010 and 2013, before moving on to Southampton and then Liverpool.
He left Anfield as a Premier League champion in 2020 and has since spent the past three years playing for Zenit St Petersburg in Russia.
Dejan Lovren had returned to Lyon for a second spell on a two-and-a-half year deal
Lovren has welcomed the opportunity to return to Lyon, with the defender admitting he had left the club with regrets back in 2013.
'I am very happy to return to Olympique Lyonnais,' Lovren said. 'It was the club that opened the doors of international football to me, I will never forget that.
'I have many memories here, many links too, especially with President Jean
