Monaco signs up Inter’s Jovetic to fill Mbappe void
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French champion AS Monaco has signed striker Stevan Jovetic from Italy’s Inter Milan on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee, the Ligue 1 and Serie A clubs said yesterday.
Montenegro international Jovetic joined Inter from Manchester City on a permanent basis in January after an 18-month loan spell at the Italian club.
The 27-year-old spent the latter half of last season on loan at La Liga side Sevilla, where he scored seven goals and provided five assists in 24 appearances for the Spanish club.
“I’m very happy to be here. AS Monaco is a big club that played in the semifinals of the Champions League and won the French title last season. There are some great players on this team,” Jovetic said.
French media reports say that Jovetic could replace Monaco’s young striker Kylian Mbappe, who is close to joining French league rival Paris Saint-Germain.
Jovetic becomes Monaco’s ninth signing of the summer after the arrival of midfielders Youri Tielemans and Soualiho Meite and defender Terence Kongolo.
Earlier in the day, Liverpool confirmed it has agreed a club-record deal with German club RB Leipzig for the transfer of midfielder Naby Keita, who will move to Anfield at the start of next season.
The 22-year-old Guinea international was identified as a priority signing by Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp, but Leipzig, which is in the Champions League this season, was unwilling to let him leave in the current transfer window.
Keita has a 48-million pound (US$62.14 million) release clause in his Leipzig contract that comes into effect next season and the English Premier League side agreed to pay an undisclosed premium on that amount to secure his services in advance. “I am delighted that an agreement has been reached which will allow me to join Liverpool Football Club next summer, when I will become part of a project that excites me greatly,” Keita said.
The Guinean, who scored eight goals in 31 Bundesliga appearances for Leipzig last season and helped guide it to a second-place finish, added that he would be committed to the German club until he officially joins Liverpool in July 2018.
In another significant EPL deal, Stoke City signed defender Kevin Wimmer from Tottenham Hotspur for 18 million pounds on a five-year contract.
The 24-year-old Austria international has not played for Spurs this season, though he made 31 appearances in all competitions for the club since joining from Cologne in 2015.
Stoke announced the signing on its official Twitter feed yesterday and manager Mark Hughes said that he was satisfied with the club’s efforts to strengthen the defense.
Wimmer is Stoke’s fourth permanent signing of the current window, and follows center back Bruno Martins Indi, midfielder Darren Fletcher and Cameroon forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
Hughes has also brought in forward Jese Rodriguez on a season-long loan from Paris Saint-Germain and defender Kurt Zouma on a similar deal from Chelsea.
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