Liverpool losing race for MkhitaryanLiverpool are prepared to admit defeat in their pursuit of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who looks likely to join Borussia Dortmund.The Reds have long tracked the highly-rated Shakhtar Donetsk playmaker although the price has proved to be a stumbling block to concluding a deal.
New interest from Champions League finalists Dortmund has also complicated matters, and
Liverpool are now likely to turn their attentions elsewhere.The Armenia international is valued by Shakhtar at £25.5 million although Dortmund are believed to have tabled a bid of £19.5 million. Dortmund were also linked to Ajax’s Christian Eriksen.
Shakhtar manager Mircea Lucescu warned Mkhitaryan that
joining Liverpool, who are not competing in the Champions League, would be a mistake.well∼∼
