Perjury charges against Liverpool and Croatia defender Dejan Lovren have been dropped, a Croatian court has confirmed.
The centre-back was alleged to have provided a false testimony in the trial of former Dinamo Zagreb director Zdravko Mamic in September 2017 but a Zagreb court dropped the charges on Monday.
Mamic was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for corruption last June, with a court ruling he had made illegal profits on player transfers.
Lovren maintained his innocence throughout the case, releasing a statement via social media when he was charged.
"I want to say this to all, especially to my family, friends, supporters in my homeland, my club's fans in England, I am innocent," Lovren posted on Instagram.
"I didn't commit any criminal offence. I am proud of my life, every step of my life, everything that my family and I have created. No one can dirty that. No media, malicious people, nothing."
Real Madrid's Ballon d'Or-winning midfielder Luka Modric was charged with perjury in relation to the same case. His charges were dropped last month.
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