SHAKHTAR DONETSK CEO Sergei Palkin has told Liverpool that they must pay Alex Teixeira’s £50 million (€70m) buyout clause if they wish to sign the Brazilian in the January transfer window.
Although the player has admitted he would love to move to Anfield immediately, the Reds have had their initial bid of £24m turned down, with Shakhtar preferring to hold on to the striker as they intend to go as far as possible in the Europa League.
“They offered €32 million (£24m) with a €4m (£3m) bonus,” Palkin told TV channel Football 1. “We obviously refused to accept it.
Our position is that we do not want to sell Teixeira today. We will sell only at the end of the season — we need to show serious results in Europa League and Ukrainian Championship.
“At the end of the season we will sit down at the negotiating table.
“His buyout clause is €70m. [Liverpool] can pay it now if they want. We don’t mind.”
