Shakhtar Donetsk’s Alex Teixeira has said it would be an honour to play for Liverpool and that his agent is “doing everything possible” to enable him to join the club.
Liverpool have made one £24.6m offer for the 26-year-old, which was rejected by the Ukrainian club, who value the Brazilian at £38m.
Teixeira, speaking to the journalist Stefano Fusaro, said: “The team received one official offer from Liverpool and it was rejected. I don’t know why. It was a great offer. It is frustrating but the manager and club president decided against it so now I am just waiting and trying to be patient.
“[Liverpool] is a huge club and many great players have played there. It would be an honour to wear the Liverpool shirt. There has only been one offer of €32m and Shakhtar rejected it. I know my agent is still attempting everything possible to help me get to Liverpool.”
Teixeira, who is with Shakhtar in Florida, has scored 22 goals in 15 league games this season and said he would like to join up with fellow Brazilian Philippe Coutinho at Anfield.
“I haven’t played with Coutinho since we were 10,” he said. “It would be a lot of fun to play with him again. The way I play is always looking to score so I could definitely add an attacking threat.
“For me the Premier League is the best league in the world. I believe in myself and I feel it would be the best move for my career. I want the move to happen but that is up to the club president. Now I can only hope.”
