Toffees end keeper interest
23 Jul 2008 - 07:13:51
Everton's bid to sign Sp Lisbon goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic has been halted after the player spent just an hour with the Toffees.
The 24-year-old Serbia international was being lined up as the second choice behind Tim Howard, but has blown his chances of a move to England.
Everton's head of public relations, Ian Ross, told the club's official website: "He was at the club on Wednesday, but left after only one hour.
"He did not justify anything to anybody and he is most probably not going to join us.
"We had been told that he was a complicated character, but this surprised us."
Meanwhile, Everton's hopes of signing Stojkovic's team-mate midfielder, Joao Moutinho, also look to have been thwarted.
Sporting president, Soares Franco, told a Portuguese radio station: "The squad is closed for this season and we have received no offers for Joao Moutinho.
"He is in our squad and we have no need to sell as we are financially secure."
