Soccer: Shakhtar chief gives Liverpool glimmer of Mkhitaryan hope

ESPN.co.uk
July 7 2013

Shakhtar chief gives Liverpool glimmer of Mkhitaryan hope

ESPN staff
July 6, 2013

Shakhtar Donetsk chief executive Sergei Palkin has denied reports that
Borussia Dortmund have agreed a deal to sign Henrikh Mkhitaryan,
although he said a deal may be close.

It had been claimed that Mkhitaryan had agreed a 25 million move to
Dortmund, with Liverpool thought to have given up hope of landing the
Armenia international.

However, Palkin had said in recent days that Shakhtar would not accept
anything less than 30 million, and it appears that, while talks are
ongoing, their stance has not changed.

Asked about Mkhitaryan, football.ua quoted Palkin as saying: “I have
not talked to him. Borussia have offered us 25 million – to us, this
is not enough, but we are talking to the German club. There is a real
possibility that we will come to an agreement in the near future.”

Palkin said he was unsure whether the 24-year-old had already agreed
terms with the Champions League finalists.

“Such questions should be directed to the player and his
representatives,” he said.

From: Baghdasarian