Jovetic has been linked with a move to Anfield this summer
With all the talk about Liverpool’s newest striking addition surrounding Christian Benteke, the reports at the start of this week from Corriere Dello Sport are claiming that the club are lining up a move for another Manchester City player in Stevan Jovetic.
The Italian paper, via a number of UK sources, are claiming that Liverpool are keen to seal a deal for the City player, with a fee believed to be around £16 million – something that would be more palatable to the club, considering the £32.5 million fee reported to be required to prise Christian Benteke away from his club.
However, while there is no doubting that Jovetic has talent, he’s yet to really set the world alight as a striker, or as an attacking player at either City or his previous club Fiorentina, where he generally scored 10+ goals per season without ever breaking 15.
After badly struggling for goals throughout the past 12 months Liverpool are in dire need of players that can contribute, and while Jovetic would certainly bring goals, he is not what you would call a regular goalscorer, with just 11 over the past two seasons for City, giving him a goal (more or less) every three games.
Considering that Benteke has scored a goal every other game, it’s clear where that extra £16 million is going, as proven goalscorers are hard to come by in the Premier League.
Would Jovetic be the answer to Liverpool’s problems, or would Liverpool be better off sticking with the club’s first choice target and breaking the bank for Benteke? Let us know your thoughts below.
people like Benteke are hardly to be in form, he’s just like Andy carrol, lambert,balotelli. They just stay at the goal line so they can score, they dont move about, and thats the kind of player liverpool needed, player that would be anywhere, take a look at Torres,suarez, sturridge they all move about, they’re everywhere thats why they score. Jovetic will suit liverpool, its just of his injury situation thats why..