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BATTLE TO SNAP UP HENRIKH
Liverpool Echo, UK
June 17, 2013 Monday
Armenian star attracts interest from top clubs
by PHIL KIRKBRIDE
LIVERPOOL have a fight on their hands if they are to win the race to
sign Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
The attacking midfielder from Shakhtar Donetsk is a target for manager
Brendan Rodgers but the Reds face a battle to secure his services.
Mkhitaryan will cost Liverpool around £20m but their biggest challenge
will be in seeing off the interest from a host of top European clubs
said to be preparing bids for him.
The Armenian has attracted the attention of a number of sides after
his performances in this season's Champions League for Donetsk.
Mkhitaryan scored 25 goals in the Ukrainan league in the last campaign
and is seen as the ideal player to help add the extra '20 goals' that
Rodgers believes will push them towards Champions League
qualification.
The lack of European football at Anfield next summer could be another
stumbling block in Liverpool's pursuit of the talented 24-year-old.
Earlier in the campaign, Mkhitaryan was said to have caught the
attention of Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester City although it
remains unclear if they are keen.
But Liverpool's interest is real and should they manage to bring the
Donetsk star to Merseyside then it will be seen as statement of intent
as well as a reminder as to the pulling power of the club.
A three-time Armenian player of the year, Mkhitaryan said it was his
wish to play for "one of the strongest clubs in the world" earlier
this season.
Liverpool Echo, UK
June 17, 2013 Monday
Armenian star attracts interest from top clubs
by PHIL KIRKBRIDE
LIVERPOOL have a fight on their hands if they are to win the race to
sign Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
The attacking midfielder from Shakhtar Donetsk is a target for manager
Brendan Rodgers but the Reds face a battle to secure his services.
Mkhitaryan will cost Liverpool around £20m but their biggest challenge
will be in seeing off the interest from a host of top European clubs
said to be preparing bids for him.
The Armenian has attracted the attention of a number of sides after
his performances in this season's Champions League for Donetsk.
Mkhitaryan scored 25 goals in the Ukrainan league in the last campaign
and is seen as the ideal player to help add the extra '20 goals' that
Rodgers believes will push them towards Champions League
qualification.
The lack of European football at Anfield next summer could be another
stumbling block in Liverpool's pursuit of the talented 24-year-old.
Earlier in the campaign, Mkhitaryan was said to have caught the
attention of Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester City although it
remains unclear if they are keen.
But Liverpool's interest is real and should they manage to bring the
Donetsk star to Merseyside then it will be seen as statement of intent
as well as a reminder as to the pulling power of the club.
A three-time Armenian player of the year, Mkhitaryan said it was his
wish to play for "one of the strongest clubs in the world" earlier
this season.