Source: Liverpool_Echo
Liverpool FC deny move for Standard Liege's Serb star Milan Jovanovic
LIVERPOOL have no interest in Standard Lieges Milan Jovanovic despite reports in Belgium suggesting they have made an approach for the striker.[LNB]The 28-year-old Serbian international, who is out of contract next June, is set to be sold during the January transfer window and is available for around two million euros.[LNB]Sources close to the player have claimed he is currently weighing up the chance to make the switch to Liverpool, AC Milan or Stuttgart with Anfield his favoured destination.[LNB]However, Liverpool wont be submitting a bid for the Belgrade-born former Shakhtar Donetsk and Locomotiv Moscow frontman.[LNB]Jovanovic was crowned Belgiums player of the year in 2008 and in January this year he claimed he had turned down the chance to move to Everton.[LNB]Meanwhle, Javier Mascherano will be able to use his four-match ban to recover from a knee injury after it was confirmed that he has sprained medial ligaments.[LNB]The Argentinean came off second best in the challenge on Tal Ben Haim which earned him a red card in Saturdays defeat at Portsmouth.[LNB]He will be suspended for the games against Wolves, Aston Villa, Reading and Tottenham but would have sat them out anyway.
