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LIVERPOOL EYE SHAKHTAR'S MKHITARYAN
ESPN
June 4 2013
ESPN staff
Liverpool are weighing up a move to bring in Armenia international
Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Shakhtar Donetsk, ESPN understands.
Mkhitaryan, who scored 25 goals from midfield in the Ukrainian Premier
League last season, is likely to cost more than £20 million.
The 24-year-old is under contract with Shakhtar until 2015, but
suggested in March that he would be looking to move on after his
side were knocked out of the Champions League in the last 16 by
Borussia Dortmund.
Mkhitaryan reportedly said at the time that he "will do everything
this summer to join one of the strongest clubs in the world", although
he later back-pedalled via a statement on Shakhtar's official website
claiming he had been misquoted.
The attacking midfielder has since been linked with Chelsea, Manchester
City and Barcelona, but Liverpool have been tracking him too.
It is understood that owners Fenway Sports Group have not been put
off by the player's price tag, and are prepared to sanction an offer
for Mkhitaryan, who was Armenia's player of the year in 2009, 2011
and 2012.
Such a bid does not depend on Liverpool bringing in money by selling
Luis Suarez, who declared at a press conference in his native Uruguay
last week that he wants to leave Anfield. Liverpool have yet to
receive a bid for Suarez, who has still to submit a transfer request.
Meanwhile, Liverpool are hoping to complete that £7.7 million signing
of Celta Vigo forward Iago Aspas this week.
http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/210418.html#
ESPN
June 4 2013
ESPN staff
Liverpool are weighing up a move to bring in Armenia international
Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Shakhtar Donetsk, ESPN understands.
Mkhitaryan, who scored 25 goals from midfield in the Ukrainian Premier
League last season, is likely to cost more than £20 million.
The 24-year-old is under contract with Shakhtar until 2015, but
suggested in March that he would be looking to move on after his
side were knocked out of the Champions League in the last 16 by
Borussia Dortmund.
Mkhitaryan reportedly said at the time that he "will do everything
this summer to join one of the strongest clubs in the world", although
he later back-pedalled via a statement on Shakhtar's official website
claiming he had been misquoted.
The attacking midfielder has since been linked with Chelsea, Manchester
City and Barcelona, but Liverpool have been tracking him too.
It is understood that owners Fenway Sports Group have not been put
off by the player's price tag, and are prepared to sanction an offer
for Mkhitaryan, who was Armenia's player of the year in 2009, 2011
and 2012.
Such a bid does not depend on Liverpool bringing in money by selling
Luis Suarez, who declared at a press conference in his native Uruguay
last week that he wants to leave Anfield. Liverpool have yet to
receive a bid for Suarez, who has still to submit a transfer request.
Meanwhile, Liverpool are hoping to complete that £7.7 million signing
of Celta Vigo forward Iago Aspas this week.
http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/210418.html#