SHAKHTAR DONETSK have refused Liverpool's £25million offer for Brazilian star Alex Teixeira.
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| Alex Teixeira is a target for Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp |
News News Blog Sport revealed this morning Liverpool have hijacked Chelsea's move for Teixeira.
Reds chief executive Ian Ayre has flown to Florida where Shakhtar are currently at a winter training cam to open talks.
However, according to the Mirror, the Ukrainian club's billionaire owner Rinat Akhmetov turned down flat Liverpool's bid.
Akhmetov is reluctant to sell the attacker in this January transfer window unless their £39m asking price is met.
Chelsea have baulked at that valuation and have instead turned to Brazil striker Alexandre Pato in an £8m deal.
Liverpool are prepared to negotiate for Teixeira but may not want to meet his £40m price tag.
Striker reinforcements are a priority for the Anfield club with boss Jurgen Klopp stripped of three of his frontmen by injury.
Daniel Sturridge, Divock Origi and Danny Ings are sidelined while £32m summer signing Christian Benteke is out of form.
Benteke missed an opportunity to grab a morale-boosting goal in Liverpool's 3-0 FA Cup third-round replay victory last night.
It was the second successive match the Belgium hitman had failed to score against the League Two opposition, despite starting both games.
Reds chief executive Ian Ayre has flown to Florida where Shakhtar are currently at a winter training cam to open talks.
However, according to the Mirror, the Ukrainian club's billionaire owner Rinat Akhmetov turned down flat Liverpool's bid.
Akhmetov is reluctant to sell the attacker in this January transfer window unless their £39m asking price is met.
Chelsea have baulked at that valuation and have instead turned to Brazil striker Alexandre Pato in an £8m deal.
Liverpool are prepared to negotiate for Teixeira but may not want to meet his £40m price tag.
Striker reinforcements are a priority for the Anfield club with boss Jurgen Klopp stripped of three of his frontmen by injury.
Daniel Sturridge, Divock Origi and Danny Ings are sidelined while £32m summer signing Christian Benteke is out of form.
Benteke missed an opportunity to grab a morale-boosting goal in Liverpool's 3-0 FA Cup third-round replay victory last night.
It was the second successive match the Belgium hitman had failed to score against the League Two opposition, despite starting both games.
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