Dejan Lovren's Roma move collapses?

Liverpool have reportedly called off Dejan Lovren's proposed move to Roma after the Italian giants attempted to negotiate a loan deal for the centre-back.

Lovren, who is behind the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez in the pecking order at Anfield, has been strongly linked with a move away from the Reds in recent weeks.

Roma were believed to be on the verge of securing a £23m deal for the Croatia international.

However, according to the Daily Mail, the Champions League holders have now pulled the plug on the deal after the Serie A outfit failed to make a concrete offer for the 2018 World Cup finalist.

The report claims that Roma did not make a serious bid for the 30-year-old despite suggestions that the club were prepared to pay in excess of £20m to land the former Dinamo Zagreb youngster.

Lovren has made 170 appearances for the Merseyside outfit since a 2014 switch from Southampton, but the defender only featured in 13 of Liverpool's 38 Premier League matches last term.