Who is Reds target Milos Krasic?

He is a target of three leading Premier League clubs, Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool, but who is Milos Krasic?

The first impressions you get of Serbian Krasic is of a remarkable similarity to Pavel Nedved. Physically with his long blond hair he is reminiscent of the Czech midfield maestro, but also in his style of play. Similarly built to Nedved, Krasic roams the midfield picking up the ball, sometimes from deep, far away from his left side position, leaving defenders with the dilemma of whether to track him all the way across the pitch. He has speed, balance and a composure that constantly threatens opposition defences and would be a tremendous asset for any side in the Premier League. He certainly impressed in both matches he played for CSKA Moscow against Manchester United, picking out through balls and scoring against Man Utd in the 3-3 draw at Old Trafford. 
 
The 25-year-old started out at FK Vojvodina in his native Serbia and progressively moved in his four and half year stay at the club to becoming team captain. His talents were spotted by CSKA Moscow and he moved to the Russian giants in January 2004. He won the Russian Premier League title with CSKA in 2005 and 2006, the Russian Cup three times and the Russian Super Cup twice. Subsequently he has become a regular fixture in the Serbia national team alongside Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic and Wolves midfielder Nenad Milijas. During qualification for the 2010 World Cup, in which they pipped France to the first automatic position, Krasic scored one goal against Lithuania and set up three against Romania, a game which sealed qualification for the tournament in South Africa.
 
Krasic has publicly stated his desire to play in a bigger league, and expressed interest in coming to the Premier League. He told Russian newspaper Sport Express.
 
"I like United, they have such a high class defender in Nemanja Vidic. But I also have great friends at Chelsea: Branislav Ivanovic and Yuri Zhirkov. So, I'm not "sick" for any particular team. But, simply, Premier League matches are good to watch. The game is quick, stadiums are full and it's high quality."
 
He has also been quoted in the Russian newspaper Novosti as saying "I have been here for five years and I would like to try something new. Should an offer from a big club arrive, CSKA will let me leave."
 
Krasic will be holding talks with his club CSKA about his future at the end of the Russian season which is drawing to a close, and as he is out of contract in two years' time, CSKA might be forced to sell Krasic in January or during the summer. Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool have all rumoured to be interested in the Serb attacking midfield player but the £18m price tag being proposed by the Russian club, will not be adhered to by any of the interested parties. It is said that Krasic has also caught the eye of AC Milan and Real Madrid and this may have pushed the price higher, but as there is no concrete interest from these clubs, the Premier League might have a clear run at a cut-price deal for this very talented 25 year old Serbian creative midfielder.
 
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