Milan Jovanovic offered 3 year deal

[Iantn]

He plays left side of a 4 for Serbia

 

In a 442 kind of system or more like we do?

[Iantn]

I hope he signs because he's a mate of Milos Krasic as he's aware that there is/has been an interest from Liverpool and if we manage someway to get 10m I think we have a serious chance of signing him.

 

Throw Riera into that mix and we might get in down a little.

[Maldini]

In a 442 kind of system or more like we do?

 

They played 4-4-2 throughout the qualifiers with Jovanovic mostly on the left of the 4 ( I think he started up front once)

 

If you're looking for someone to compare him to, think a left-footed Bellamy. He's like him in every sense, bit mental like him as well.

[Iantn]

They played 4-4-2 throughout the qualifiers with Jovanovic mostly on the left of the 4 ( I think he started up front once)

 

If you're looking for someone to compare him to, think a left-footed Bellamy. He's like him in every sense, bit mental like him as well.

 

He does actually look similar to him from the very brief bits I've seen. Ta though.

[StevieH]

Liverpool Echo - Liverpool FC - News - Liverpool FC deal for Serbian international Milan Jovanovic is still on

 

LIVERPOOL are committed to wrapping up a deal for Milan Jovanovic as they begin the process of rebuilding after the Rafa Benitez era.

 

The Serbian international has long been on the Reds’ radar and Benitez had laid the groundwork for bringing the versatile striker – he can also play on the left side of midfield – to Anfield on a Bosman this summer.

 

Terms on a three-year deal were initially agreed with Jovanovic in February and he also passed a stringent medical in London in April – now all that remains for him to become a Liverpool player is the formality of completing a work permit.

 

Liverpool officials are “confident” that will be wrapped up shortly but the fact that no deal has yet been signed means there is still a possibility that the player could yet decide not to pursue a move to Anfield.

 

Jovanovic is understood to have expressed some concerns about Benitez’s departure from the Anfield hot seat as one of the reasons he indicated his desire to leave Standard Liege was to work with Benitez.

 

It must also be stressed, however, that he is overwhelmed by the idea of playing for Liverpool and, on a number of occasions, the 29-year-old has said how he is looking forward to the fact he “will now never walk alone”.

 

Inevitably, he will have questions to ask regarding what the future holds for the club but Liverpool remain optimistic that they will be in a position to officially announce his arrival in the near future, possibly before the World Cup starts.

 

As someone who scored 69 times in 146 appearances for Standard Liege – one was a penalty that knocked Everton out of the Europa League in October 2008 – Jovanovic will be an important addition to a squad that lacked striking options last season.

 

The hunt for Benitez’s successor, meanwhile, will not have a time scale, despite speculation intensifying and the odds plummeting around a number of names in the betting market.

 

Mark Hughes and Martin O’Neill, for instance, have been heavily linked in different areas, as has Fulham manager Roy Hodgson; the latter remains the early favourite at this stage, as he ticks a number of the boxes that the board are looking for.

 

No formal approach has been made to Fulham for Hodgson as yet and the Europa League finalists would not welcome a move for their manager, who has a £2.5m release clause in his 12-month rolling contract at Craven Cottage.

[Thants]

Houllier gave his successor a 14m duffer, Rafa gives his a striker for free.

Trust in Rafa.

[Lucky Pierre]

I thought this was done ages ago?

[WaltonRed]

I hope we pull out of it.

 

Pointless under Rafa, even more so without him.

[PaulMcC]

A lot better than people like Beckford.

[ODZ]

No point in signing him if the new manager isn't interested.

[Kurt]

Our squad is thin to it`s bones. This is one of the better players for Serbia during the WC qualification. Much much better than the likes of El Zhar, Degen and N`Gog etc.

 

I hope this deal goes through, as if anything was proved last season it`s the need for a stronger squad.

[zigackly]

If we don't sign him, I won't shed a tear.

[WrongIslander]

I think he's an excellent signing very strong on the ball and can play on the left or up top lookin forward to seein him in the WC as I am Krasic.

[Lucky Pierre]

No matter when we find a manager, signing this lad should be first priority for the club. There's no way torres will play more than 30 games in all comps next season so we need a striker and he wants to join us. We dont want to let him have a good WC before we finalise it, then him get offered stupid money by a European team.

[ODZ]

No matter when we find a manager, signing this lad should be first priority for the club. There's no way torres will play more than 30 games in all comps next season so we need a striker and he wants to join us. We dont want to let him have a good WC before we finalise it, then him get offered stupid money by a European team.

 

He's not a striker though, he's more of a left winger. Not the type of back up striker we need for Torres.

[Juan Galonso]

I just hope he is better than our last Eastern European Bosman signing.

[Manny]

I don't know enough about him to be relieved or disheartened by the prospect of him joining us/ending up elsewhere. To be honest, he's pretty low on the list of priorities.

[usernameunknown]

He's a quality player, good to see we're still doing the deal. Much needed.

[Strontium]

I just hope he is better than our last Eastern European Bosman signing.

 

 

The one we sold for a £2m profit, you mean?

 

Yeah, he is.

[zigackly]

The one we sold for a £2m profit, you mean?

 

I'd have foregone that £2M in a heartbeat just to have avoided seeing him fluff so many chances.

[Juan Galonso]

The one we sold for a £2m profit, you mean?

 

Yeah, he is.

 

The one who got a 2m signing on fee when he joined as well.

[PaulMcC]

I'd have foregone that £2M in a heartbeat just to have avoided seeing him fluff so many chances.

 

And miss out on the magnificence of his Besiktas performance?

 

NEVER.

[Pidge]

The one who got a 2m signing on fee when he joined as well.

 

Source?

[Super Hans LFC]

How can people possibly knock this possible signing? He's "free", a good player and can play in two positions where we desperately need players in our squad.

 

I welcome Milan Jovanovic to Liverpool and I think he'll do well for us.

[Trucker Paddy]

The one who got a 2m signing on fee when he joined as well.

 

And a £1m payoff from his 4 year deal worth £10m!!! To think Degen and Voronin were both handed contracts that totalled £20m fuckin hell!

I hope we sign Jovanovic, Milan were told a year ago if they wanted him it'd cost £12m, he's a much better player than Voronin and Kuyt for that matter.