Why Alex Teixeira will be January's hottest transfer target
The Brazilian is the second top goal scorer in Europe this season and has been linked with a January move to Chelsea. Goal gets the lowdown on Shakhtar Donetsk's star man.
With the January transfer window set to open in less than a month, clubs across Europe are preparing to open their checkbooks and bolster their squads ahead of the second half of the season.
Top of the wish lists of several teams will surely be Shakhtar Donetsk star Alex Teixeira, whose 25 goals in all competitions make him the second top goal scorer on the continent this term.
Chelsea has subsequently been linked with a move for the 25-year-old as it bids to arrest a disastrous start to the campaign and Goal has taken a closer look at the Brazilian star...
Top of the wish lists of several teams will surely be Shakhtar Donetsk star Alex Teixeira, whose 25 goals in all competitions make him the second top goal scorer on the continent this term.
Chelsea has subsequently been linked with a move for the 25-year-old as it bids to arrest a disastrous start to the campaign and Goal has taken a closer look at the Brazilian star...
January will mark five years since Teixeira joined Shakhtar from Vasco da Gama, but it is only now that he is completing his rise to prominence.
After Douglas Costa left Shakhtar for Bayern Munich in the summer, Teixeira has emerged as his club's new talisman and enjoyed the most prolific season of his career to date.
While he has thrived domestically, scoring 22 goals already from his attacking midfield role, the 25-year-old has also shone in the Champions League. He has found the back of the net three times in five games, scoring twice in the 4-3 defeat to Real Madrid in his last European outing.
n November, Teixeira gave a lengthy interview to Lancenet, during which he revealed Chelsea, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain had all contacted his agent to register their interest.
The Brazilian - who has yet to receive a senior international cap - went on to label the Premier League as the best division in the world, while speaking of his admiration for Jose Mourinho.
The Blues manager is no stranger to acquiring South American talent from Shakhtar, having signed Teixeira's compatriot and former teammate Willian in 2013.
With two-and-a-half years remaining on his current deal at the Donbass Arena, it could take a fee of upwards of 30 million pounds ($45M) to secure his signature, though it would be a small price to pay if he could reproduce his goalscoring form in England and rescue Chelsea's stuttering campaign.
The Brazilian - who has yet to receive a senior international cap - went on to label the Premier League as the best division in the world, while speaking of his admiration for Jose Mourinho.
The Blues manager is no stranger to acquiring South American talent from Shakhtar, having signed Teixeira's compatriot and former teammate Willian in 2013.
With two-and-a-half years remaining on his current deal at the Donbass Arena, it could take a fee of upwards of 30 million pounds ($45M) to secure his signature, though it would be a small price to pay if he could reproduce his goalscoring form in England and rescue Chelsea's stuttering campaign.
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