Dejan Lovren has submitted a formal written transfer request demanding to leave Southampton.
Sportsmail Online can reveal that the central defender wrote an email to executive director Les Reed and chairman Ralph Krueger on May 30 with notice of his desire to leave St Mary’s this summer.
In the email, the defender outlined his ambition to play Champions League football next season and wants to move this summer. Lovren held talks with Saints at the end of the season after Liverpool, who are among a number of clubs who want to sign the Croatian, made their interest known.
