English Premier League club Liverpool announced on Monday
that it had left the heart of its Karate defense, Diane Leuven,
to Zenit St. Petersburg, Russia, after 6 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 deal may carry unhappy news for Liverpool star Mohamed
Salah, who has been a close friend of the savings since the
Egyption arrived in the team in 2017.
The 31-year-old Croatian arrived in Liverpool in July 2014 with
Southampton, and he played 185 matches with the team in all
competitions, during which he scored 8 goals.
Leuven’s most prominent goals were header in stoppage time
against Germany’s Borussia Dortmund, who qualified Liverpool
to the Europa League semi-finals in April 2016.
And Leuven leaves the summer of the world champion 2018 in
the ranks of his country, “Anfield” stadium after playing an
important role last season in crowning the team the Champions
League title at the expense of Tottenham.
He also won the European Super Cup and Club World Cup,
and finally, the Premier League title achieved by Liverpool this
season after a wait of 30 years.
