Move made for Brazilian forward
Liverpool have begun negotiations over a move for Shakhtar Donetsk forward Alex Teixeira, Goal can confirm.
The Brazil international has also attracted interest from Chelsea but the Reds are hopeful of stealing a march on their Premier League rivals and have already dispatched a delegation, headed by chief executive Ian Ayre, to Florida to commence talks.
The Ukrainian club value the 26-year-old at £29 million, a fee which Chelsea are understood to be reluctant to pay, although they do remain interested in the player.
Shakhtar are currently in America participating in the Florida Cup, where Teixeira was left out of the squad who played out a 1-1 draw with Corinthians on Wednesday due to injury, according to his coach, Mircea Lucescu.
Source: Goal
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