Savicevic: £20m LFC striker target is a 'great talent'. Rafa wanted him - Bid again?

Liverpool should be on the lookout for a new striker in the summer, and one player who could be available is Fiorentina's Stevan Jovetic. The Montenegrin international was close to a Liverpool move when Rafa Benitez was in charge at Anfield, and if Jovetic is going to be available, which seems to be the case, then he's surely the kind of player Liverpool should be targeting.

£20m-rated Jovetic has been constantly linked with Liverpool over the last two years, and in an interview with Radio CRC recently, Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Guerin made it clear that the club would consider selling Jovetic::

"The word 'untransferable' doesn't exist. If an indecent proposal were made, and it is possible that one will arrive, then we would take that into consideration."

This week, AC Milan legend Dejan Savicevic claimed that Jovetic is good enough to play in any team in the world:

"He [Jovetic] can play for any club in the world. He’s demonstrated some great qualities. Just think back to what he’s done over the years. Do you remember the game against Liverpool in the Champions League? We are talking about a great talent. His future will depend on what Fiorentina decide to do on the transfer market"

In March 2011, Jovetic's Agent Fali Ramadani revealed that Liverpool had made an approach for Jovetic:

"I can confirm that last summer, Liverpool had asked me about Stevan. The deal did not go through because the player wanted to remain in Florence".

Fiorentina are hovering just above he relegation zone in Serie A at the moment, and Jovetic's has fourteen goals and three assists have gone a long way to saving the Viola from the drop. In such circumstances, Liverpool must surely be in with a chance of signing the youngster this summer?



Jaimie Kanwar