Chelsea have been warned that if they don’t close a deal for Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Alex Teixeira in January, then they’ll have to fork out a lot more to secure his services in the future.
The Brazilian has been a standout performer for the Ukrainian outfit this term, and coach Mircea Lucescu says his value will rocket by €10 million by the end of the campaign, per Simon Johnson of the London Evening Standard: "Alex is now worth more than €40 million (£28.9 million). I think at the end of the season—were he to continue with this performance - his value is €50 million (£36.