Liverpool, England's soccer club, announced on Monday that they had left the heart of his Kremlin defense, Diane Leuven, to Zenit St. Petersburg, Russia, after six seasons at Anfield.
"Liverpool confirms that Diane Leuven has moved to Zenit St Petersburg, with a permanent deal," a statement on the club's website said.
The 31-year-old Croatian arrived in Liverpool in July of 2014, coming to Southampton and played 185 games with the team in all competitions, during which he scored eight goals, most notably a header in time instead of lost against Germany's Borussia Dortmund, who qualified Liverpool to the semi-finals of the European League. Europa League ”in April 2016.
Leuven leaves the runner-up of the 2018 world champion in the ranks of his country, Anfield, after playing an important role last season in crowning the red team the European Champions League at the expense of Tottenham, and also achieved the European Super Cup and Club World Cup and finally the Premier League title achieved by Liverpool this season after Waiting for 30 years.
Diane Leuven is considered the close friend of the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah "Abu Makkah".