Fiorentina have slapped a €30 million (£23m) price-tag on Stevan Jovetic, who is reportedly being monitored by Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool.
The 22-year-old is under contract at the Stadio Artemio Franchi until 2016, so Fiorentina are really holding all the cards at this point and can pretty much state whatever price they like. Arsenal’s involvement in any transfer for the Yugoslavian will not only depend on what happens elsewhere, but it will also come down to whether the club want to break their record transfer fee by £8 million. That alone looks like a big stumbling block as we all know Arsene Wenger isn’t likely to spend £20 million on a player.
Daniele Prade, sporting director of Fiorentina, had this to say on the potential sale of Jovetic this summer:
‘Since the start of last season we have said that we are not selling Jovetic. There is, however, an agreement with the player that [should we get an offer] above a certain figure, we will sit down and evaluate the offer.’
He added:
‘So far we have not received an offer for the player. He is a top player and we will only consider offers above €30million.’
There is no doubting that he is a fantastic player, but I cannot honestly see the transfer happening, purely because we are highly unlikely to spend £23 million on Jovetic. Besides, we already have Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud.
What do you guys think?
Should Wenger splash the cash on Jovetic if RVP leaves, or is there a player out there that is being overlooked that you would like to see come in?
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(grim) he played less matches then them 2 and if u watch them 2 they dont hv any skills to pass 1 or 2 defenders and he has lots of skills. i think u should watch him and plus he will become better player at arsenal his young.
That is not the Arsenal/Wenger model! Buy cheap, sell HIGH!
Not quality but QUANTITY!
If any player shine during the season, sell, sell, SELL!
Now the fans have stomach enough rut, so they will not hope for anything but 4th!
It’s nt abt spending 23m on him.but my question 4 u supportin d buy of dis.we want a beta replacement.we cant lose world class for a prodigy.does he fit in.
Yupz wenger should bring in jovetic.
wenger already lost hazard to chelsea
20million r not too much for a player like jovetic,he’s just 22, can b developed far more.
he fits the arsenal style n can play second striker or in the hole position behind giroud
he’s also good with crosses…
if rvp gets sold for good 22-27millions
Thn wenger will Av the cash to bring him in
n
unlike rvp n theo
jovetic is a loyal person….
wenger should think on it..
he is no black, so i want him asap
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