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Liverpool hero Wright questions Lovren price

Former Liverpool defender Mark Wright has questioned their deal for Southampton stopper Dejan Lovren.

Though Wright says it was necessary for Liverpool to strengthen their defence, he has cast doubt on whether Lovren is really worth £20m.

"Dejan Lovren looks a decent enough player and if there is one position Liverpool needed to address [it's centre-back," Wright told talkSPORT.

"They concede too many goals from set-pieces last season and they conceded a lot of silly goals, if they hadn't the title might have been theirs and probably should have been theirs. And they're addressing that by getting this lad in.

"Is he the answer? Time will tell but one thing I do know is that Brendan Rodgers is very thorough.

"The most important thing is shutting the backdoor and they've gone for this lad, but for one good season £20million seems a heck of a lot of money."

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