Wolfsburg manager Steve McClaren has offered £6m for Liverpool flop Milan Jovanovic.
The former England manager is desperately trying to fill the void left by star striker Edin Dzeko who joined Manchester City for £27m last week.
And McClaren has targeted Jovanovic, who has failed to make an impression at Liverpool since joining on a free transfer in the summer.
The 29-year-old has started just two Premier League games since August and could be allowed to leave by new manager Kenny Dalglish.
Serie A sides Fiorentina and Genoa have also been keen on Jovanovic, but reports in Germany have revealed that Wolfsburg are the first team to make a formal offer.
The Daily Express understands that Newcastle were prepared to pay Henry a six-figure weekly wage to accept a short-term contract to sign up. Now, they will back manager Alan Pardew’s attempt to find an alternative solution, having also lost experienced striker Shola Ameobi with a facial injury.
It also emerged last night that Newcastle tried to sign Liverpool forward Milan Jovanovic as a makeweight in the Carroll deal. But Jovanovic, 29, remained out of reach after the Magpies played hard-ball over Carroll’s fee.
Pardew will look to free agents such as Henry’s former Arsenal colleague Jeremie Aliadiere, available since he quit Middlesbrough last summer, as an immediate solution. Other players are in the frame, too.
[/quote]The Daily Express understands that Newcastle were prepared to pay Henry a six-figure weekly wage to accept a short-term contract to sign up. Now, they will back manager Alan Pardew’s attempt to find an alternative solution, having also lost experienced striker Shola Ameobi with a facial injury.
It also emerged last night that Newcastle tried to sign Liverpool forward Milan Jovanovic as a makeweight in the Carroll deal. But Jovanovic, 29, remained out of reach after the Magpies played hard-ball over Carroll’s fee.
Pardew will look to free agents such as Henry’s former Arsenal colleague Jeremie Aliadiere, available since he quit Middlesbrough last summer, as an immediate solution. Other players are in the frame, too.
Liverpool are struggling to reach a compromise pay-off agreement with Milan Jovanovic in order to move the Serbian international on.
Anderlecht and FC Brugge have offered Jovanovic, 29, a return to Belgian football but the former Standard Liege striker is not prepared to take a considerable cut on his £60,000-a-week wages.
He is said to be chasing a one-off payment of around £2.5million to leave.
Jovanovic's preference would be to join French champions Lille but there has been no firm offer for the 29-year-old, who is currently recovering from knee surgery.