Liverpool agree £25m deal for Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Reports from Eastern Europe claim Liverpool have agreed a £25m deal with Shaktar Donetsk for midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Russian newspaper Sport-Express reports that an agreement has been reached and “the 18-time champions of England will make an official statement about the transaction in the next few days.”

They claim the deal is 30 million euros – £25.6m, and that the player will fly to Liverpool in a few days.