Source: Daily_Mail
Fiorentina reject mystery £25m offer for Stevan Jovetic
Fiorentina claim they have turned down a £25million bid for promising forward Stevan Jovetic - who has been tracked by Manchester United and Barcelona.[LNB]The Serie A club's sporting director Pantaleo Corvino refused to identify who had made the move, but reports in Italy have inevitably linked Roberto Mancini's big-spending Manchester City with the Montenegro international.[LNB] Mystery bid: Fiorentina refused to disclose who had made a £25m approach to sign highly-rated forward Stevan Jovetic[LNB]Jovetic came to prominence last season when scoring five goals in sixChampions League appearances, including both in Fiorentina's 2-0victory over Liverpool last September.[LNB]Sir Alex Ferguson's interest is understood to date back to the 20-year-old's days at Partizan Belgrade, from whom United signed Zoran Tosic and Adem Ljajic 18 months ago.[LNB]Barca identified Jovetic as a contender to fill the gap left by Thierry Henry, but Fiorentina move quickly to insist the pacy player would not be leaving this summer.[LNB] Purple patch: Jovetic's strike against Liverpool in the Champions League last term saw his stock rise[LNB]The Serie A side accept he will eventually outgrow them, but he is under contract until 2013 and will be offered a two-year extension.[LNB]Corvino said: 'I was offered €30m (£25m) for Jovetic, but I refused.'[LNB]Reports in Italy claim City made a bid for Jovetic while they were unsure of landing Mario Balotelli from Inter Milan - a deal which is now on the brink of being completed.[LNB] Sign up to our FREE Fantasy Football game - with £40,000 in prize money up for grabsMilner's move to Man City has hit a brick wall, claims Villa boss O'NeillRafa to raid Liverpool for Kuyt reunion as Inter prepare to splash Balotelli millionsI'm no big money flop! Lescott vows to prove worth to Man City boss ManciniMANCHESTER CITY FC
