Jovetic turned down move to Liverpool

Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic turned down a move to Liverpool last summer, the player's agent has confirmed.

Fali Ramadani says the Reds had inquired about the Montenegrin international at the end of last season but the forward wanted to stay at Fiorentina.

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

"I don't know if the interest is still alive, but I have not heard from anyone in England. Stevan is doing well at Fiorentina."

The 21-year-old sustained a knee injury during pre-season and has not made an official league appearance this term.

"He is keen to return to the pitch soon, and is keen to start playing again. This week, he will have a final check-up in Germany, and then he will put himself at the disposal of [Sinisa] Mihajlovic," Ramadani added.

"He could return to playing football in the first week of April."

Ramadani's revelation comes after former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez claimed he was unable to sign Jovetic because the club's owners at the time, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, did not have the money.

He told the Mail on Sunday: "We had one top-class player who was our target, Fiorentina's Stevan Jovetic. As far as I was concerned, we had the money for him in our budget. But then the owners said: 'No, no, we don't have the money'. Then he scored against us in the Champions League to help knock us out!"

Source: Goal.com

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