Liverpool news: Dejan Lovren and Luka Modric could face five years in prison in Croatia after being charged with perjury
The case follows up the £14million embezzlement trial of former Dinamo Zagreb boss Zdravko Mamic
LIVERPOOL star Dejan Lovren could face five years in prison after being charged with perjury.
The case follows up the £14million embezzlement trial of Zdravko Mamic, which saw the former Dinamo Zagreb chief sentenced to six and a half years in prison.
Public prosecutors in Croatia claim that Lovren lied under oath regarding his transfer from Zagreb to Lyon in 2010, after an investigation was exclusively revealed by SunSport late last year.
The defender has denied all allegations and said on Instagram: "With indignation I dismiss all accusations,
"To anyone who wants to ruin my reputation and the reputation of my family, I say it will not succeed,
"I did not commit any criminal offence. I am proud of my life, every step of my life, everything that my family and I have created."
Mamic, one of Croatian football’s most influential figures, was found guilty of illegally raking in money for himself off the back of Real Madrid star Modric’s exit from Zagreb a decade ago, and then Lovren's two years later.
World Cup Golden Ball winner Modric was charged with perjury earlier this year, with the ace changing his testimony regarding his 2008 transfer to Tottenham mid-trial.
And Lovren is now charged with the same offence, having been under investigation for the past nine months after allegedly giving false testimony during the trial.
A public prosecutors’ spokesman told SunSport late last year: “The county prosecutor’s office in Osijek is investigating Dejan Lovren on a suspicion of giving false testimony.”
It means Lovren and Modric could both face up to five years in jail if found guilty.
Both players are now awaiting a trial date.