Dejan Lovren plays down Liverpool link

Lyon centre-back Dejan Lovren has played down talk linking him with a move to Liverpool.

The 23-year-old is believed to be a summer target for the Reds, who are looking for a replacement for veteran defender Jamie Carragher.

Although Lovren admitted that a move to a big club would be appealing, he said that he has no intention of leaving the Stade de Gerland at the moment.

"Each player wants to join a big club," the Croatian international told tportal.hr. "I am under contract until 2016, but anything can happen.

"Anyway, I am in no rush to leave Lyon."

Lovren joined Les Gones from Dinamo Zagreb in 2010.