Fiorentina News

Fiorentina fell painfully close in their pursuit of a Champions League place with Milan denying them with just minutes before the end of the season.

The Blues are in prime position to sign the A 25m striker after securing a good working relationship with the in-demand player's club And that would mean a nervous wait for Chelsea and Arsenal to see if City want to add A 25million-rated striker to their squad.

Demba Ba is determined to fight for his place at Chelsea with new boss Jose Mourinho in pursuit of a host of forwards.

Serie A side Chievo Verona would tempt Fiorentina with a lucrative bid to sign Ghanaian youth striker Maxwell Boadu Acosty.

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ARSENAL'S chase of Fiorentina star Stevan Jovetic is in further jeopardy after Real Madrid joined the race to sign him.

The agent of Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez has denied suggestions his client is heading to Fiorentina , although the chances of him leaving the European champions remain high.

ANDREAS WEIMANN gave Aston Villa a big boost by signing a new deal - then insisted the club are on the up.

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis believes the club has stagnated in recent years - but backed manager Arsene Wenger to this summer spend the money necessary to breathe new life into the Gunners, according to the Daily Mail .

Arsenal and Chelsea target Stevan Jovetic has confirmed his desire to leave Fiorentina, and landed himself in hot water with his club.

Italy will embark on their second Confederations Cup campaign with a strong squad which is poised to qualify for their 19th World Cup, but Cesare Prandelli's quest for a near definitive starting XI is not over.

The only transfer talk I can see today is surrounding Christian Benteke again. The Daily Star have added another team to those supposedly interested and our strikers agent has confirmed the interest.

The Montenegrin starlet has announced his intention to leave the Viola, stating he feels he needs to test himself at a top club - with Juventus a possible destination Stevan Jovetic has stunned Fiorentina by revealing that he intends to leave this summer and would be open to a move to Juventus .

SUNDERLAND have identified Manchester City's striking starlet John Guidetti has a target this summer to strengthen Paolo Di Canio's forward line.

Wayne Rooney remains Arsenal's dream signing this summer after chief executive Ivan Gazidis gave the green light to mammoth summer spree.

Reportedly, the Blues are in comparatively advanced stages of negotiations with Napoli Striker Edison Cavani, Zenit St. Petersburg's Hulk and Fiorentina's Stevan Jovetic.

Juventus have lined up Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez as insurance if they miss out on Fiorentina's Stevan Jovetic, who is wanted by Arsenal and Chelsea, according to the Daily Mail .

And Moyes, Rooney's former manager from his time at Goodison Park, believes Jovetic could be the perfect replacement.

The experienced goalkeeper feels the Montenegro star would help the Serie A champions close the gap on the likes of Bayern Munich Gianluigi Buffon says he would welcome Stevan Jovetic with open arms if the striker were to leave Fiorentina for Juventus this summer.

"Jovetic wants a new experience and we'll try to make him happy, but only if a suitable offer comes in," General Manager club have a long-standing interest and, according to the aforementioned Goal.com report, tried to purchase him in the summer of 2012 but could not agree a fee.