Liverpool set to raise bid for Alex Teixeira
Liverpool are considering raising their €32m (£24.6m) bid for Alex Teixeira, as Jürgen Klopp admitted a new addition in January would have ramifications for his existing strikers in the summer.
Anfield officials remain in negotiations with Shakhtar Donetsk over Teixeira despite disparities in their valuations of the 26-year-old being made clear during talks in Florida this week.
Shakhtar want €50m for the Brazilian forward and believe keeping the player until the end of the season, when more clubs will be in the market, would help secure that sum.
Liverpool are the only team to make an official offer for Teixeira so far but accept it may take an increased bid to test Shakhtar’s resolve over a player keen on a move to the Premier League.
Klopp kept his customary counsel over Liverpool’s transfer business on Friday and refused to discuss Teixiera, who has scored 22 goals in 15 league games for the Ukrainian club this season.
The manager did, however, concede Liverpool’s injury list had “changed everything” regarding the January transfer window and that plans for the summer had been advanced because of their problems in attack.
“If we find a solution which fits for both transfer windows, winter and summer, and a player could help us as quickly as possible then of course we would try,” he said.
Source: Guardian
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