“I have already started to learn a little Russian - a week or about 10 days ago. I have an application with which I am learning Cyrillic. I think it's working out well. Russian will be my fifth language. I understand quite a few words because they are similar to Croatian. I think that I will master Russian faster than other languages, ”Lovren said in an interview with the club's press service.

Lovren, who signed a three-year contract with Zenit, has played for Liverpool since 2014. He has 185 appearances for the Merseysides, in which he scored eight goals and gave five assists. As part of Liverpool, he became the Premier League champion, winner of the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and World Club Championship.

Earlier it was reported that Lovren chose a game number in Zenit.