Kinder Egg toy fan Dejan Lovren shows off his huge collection

The Liverpool defender is a big fan of the self assembled figurines

Styling himself as a no-nonsense defender, Dejan Lovren let down his guard to show off a rather unusual collection.

The Liverpool defender revealed that he is a big fan of Kinder Egg toys - the miniature self assembly figurines that can be found within the white and milk chocolate eggs made by Kinder.

The £20m defender, who is yet to make an impression at Anfield since his switch from Southampton in the summer, might at least make an impression with fellow Kinder Egg toy collectors. A picture he posted on Instagram shows he has around 70 of them.

Whether Lovren ate the chocolate that once encased them is not clear.

The message accompanying the image translates as the Croatian bemoaning the five minutes it takes to assemble the figurines. For some, that's part of the joy.