Former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren had home 'targeted' by burglars while playing

Former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has reportedly been a victim of an attempted burglary.

According to reports in France, during Lyon's defeat to Clermont Foot on Sunday, Lovren's accommodation was subject to an offence.

Lyon Mag via L'Equipe has reported that Lovren returned home to find that the door to his apartment had been forced into. However, it has been said that the robbers failed to enter the accommodation.

Lovren is said to live in the south of Lyon, located in Cauire-et-Cuire, with the police opening an enquiry into the events on Sunday night after they were called to the scene.

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The 34-year-old joined Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1 during the summer after leaving Zenit Saint Petersburg of the Russian Premier League. Lovren spent three years in Russia after ending his six-year association with Liverpool in 2020.

“I don’t regret anything," he told The Athletic in 2020 on his decision to leave Liverpool. "When I took my decision, it was the right thing to do at that moment with that state of mind. I cannot say, ‘Ah…’.

"It was difficult because I had a life there with the kids going to school. My wife and I had our daily habits. And when you have friends like with me and [Mohamed] Salah, of course, you’re disappointed you are leaving.

"But you understand that it’s part of football. In a football career, you are bound to change clubs at times. I accepted it. I moved on quite quickly because I was straightaway focused on my next challenge with Zenit."

His return to France has been far from ideal as Lyon sit at the foot of the table after nine games. The