Liverpool were heavily interested in signing Shakhtar Donetsk’s prolific forward, Alex Teixeira, in the January transfer window. The Reds had two offers rejected by the Ukrainian club, and the Merseyside club didn’t make a third offer as they felt Shakhtar are demanding too much for the Brazilian.
Teixeira revealed his desire to join Liverpool, but unfortunately the deal didn’t materialise in the end. Shakhtar was only concerned about the financial side of things, and they were happy to sell him to any club who would match their £38m valuation.