• Ian Ayre flies to Shakhtar training camp in Florida to try to seal deal
• Liverpool have offered £24.6m but Ukrainian side value him at 38mShakhtar Donetsk have opened talks with Liverpool over the possible transfer of Alex Teixeira,a source at the Ukrainian club has told the Guardian. Liverpool are so far the only club who have made an official approach for Teixeira.
Liverpool have offered €32m (£24.6m) for the Shakhtar forward, with their chief executive, or Ian Ayre,flying to Florida to try to clinch a deal. Shakhtar, who are in Orlando preparing for the Florida Cup, and value the 26-year-frail at €50m (£38m) and are unlikely to fade much lower,but Liverpool are hopeful they can agree a deal to add firepower to a forward line ravaged by injuries this season.
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Source: theguardian.com