Reds sign Serbian star – for next season

Liverpool have snapped up Milan Jovanovic from Standard Liege but the Serbian striker will only join the club next season. The Reds, who have been chasing the player for months, have signed him on a three-year contract. The forward, who is set to star at this year’s World Cup, has a prolific record with Liege in Belgium and has bagged 52 goals in 109 league games. Liverpool managing director Christain Purslow said that he and club manager Rafa Benitez spent most of the January transfer window pursuing Jovanovic and their other prime target, Marouane Chamakh."Rafa and I have spent more time in January talking about our summer transfer plans than the January window, which tells you all about what a thin market January actually is," said Purslow.