MILAN JOVANOVIC insists he has no regrets over his imminent move to Liverpool despite the uncertainty that continues to envelop the club.
Jovanovic will make a free transfer switch to Anfield once his contract expires with Standard Liege at the end of next month.
There had been confusion over whether the Serbia international, who can play either as a striker or a left-winger, had agreed to become Rafael Benitez’s thus far most prominent summer signing.
But the 29-year-old has now spoken for the first time about his impending arrival, and believes he is joining a team that can make amends for the huge disappointment of the last 12 months.
"Everything has been completely normal with Liverpool. I have signed the contract but that was the easier part of the job. Now comes the hard part, which is winning a place in the team.
"They might have had a poor season, but Liverpool are still Liverpool. There will still be a squad of 20 players of the highest quality and everyone waiting for the chance to show what they can do.
"There will be a lot of games and everyone will have the chance to play, and I really see this as the place where I want to be. The thought of playing at Anfield is an incredible inspiration for me."
Jovanovic, who was named player of the year in Belgium for 2009, will play a major part for Serbia in the forthcoming World Cup in South Africa.
Having spent most of his early career in Russia with Shakhtar Donetsk and Lokomotiv Moscow, Jovanovic moved to Standard Liege in 2006 where he scored more than 70 goals.
And he added: "The saga over my transfer has taken a long time and it has been spoken about in practically every transfer window. But in the end I wanted to stay until the end of my contract at Standard.
"There has been a lot of pressure with a lot of other people talking about my transfer, but I have always tried to keep quiet. It is not easy to stand apart from it."
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