Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren admits he was blocked from leaving this summer.

Lovren has opened up on his talks with Jurgen Klopp as his efforts to leave the club were stopped.

He told Sportske Novosti: "I feel relief the transfer window is closed. I got tired of reading and listening every day about me leaving or staying in Liverpool. Everyone wrote 'Dejan is here, Dejan is there', and knew nothing! It annoyed me.

"Yes, I did consider moving, I knew I gave my best for Liverpool, won CL and I am not kind of player that likes to be benched and earn money. Some people around me advised me 'What do you care, you are in big club, shut up take the money'. But I am not happy on the bench.

"I feel very happy because all the time I felt LFC was by me, I respect that a lot. Klopp told me 'Listen, buddy, you are top class player, we will not let you go on loan. We need you'. I wanted to leave, it didn't happen, I was told Liverpool needs me and I accepted that.

"Last week I spoke to Klopp again, he told me he understands me, knows I am not happy, but he also said 'Look, now it is finished, I want you to reset your head, I find you important'. I am in my prime age, in great shape, mentally ready and you can not buy experience."