Jurgen Klopp was asked if there was anything new to report on the chances of Lovren leaving Anfield.
The German was not in the mood, replying: “Surprisingly, no.”
Klopp claimed his fringe players including Lovren, will be needed in weeks to come and will have to take advantage of their opportunities.
“Every year is the same and always in the same moment at the beginning of the season," the Reds manager said ahead of the clash with Arsenal.
AC Milan, Roma and Bayer Leverkusen have all expressed an interest in signing Dejan Lovren (Image: GETTY)
“You want to have that, and if you don't have it then you have injuries from pre-season and that's the last thing you want.
“This moment we are pretty much together. We have long-term injuries with Clyney [Nathaniel Clyne] and Paul Glatzel.
“Still, I would say in this moment, Shaq [Xherdan Shaqiri] didn't play enough, he is in a really good shape. Adam didn't play enough, in a really good shape. Dejan didn't play enough, in a really good shape.
“These are completely normal things. Some others might also say that they don't play enough.
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Dejan Lovren is now Liverpool's fourth choice centre back (Image: GETTY)
“But we have to prepare for a season. At the start of the season without intensity, you try to get rhythm, you try to get stability at the beginning. It's not a moment where you change too many things.
“Then it will happen automatically and in the next [few] weeks you have to [change things] and everything will be fine then.
“It's not the hardest thing to do. The boys know what they have to do, they have to be in the best shape they can be. They have to use that to achieve their level, and the chances will come. That's how it is.”