Fiorentina chief Pantaleo Corvino admits they tried to bring Stevan Jovetic back from Inter Milan.
But the deadline fell with Jovetic still in Milan.
“Jovetic was an idea shared by the Coach [Paulo Sousa]," Corvino told reporters in a Press conference.
“I did everything to finalise it, but it wasn't easy. At the last moment Inter, by order of their owners, decided not to sell the player."