Liverpool will challenge fellow Premiership rivals Chelsea and La Liga giants Barcelona for the signature of Shakhtar Donetsk's Willian according to reports in the Daily Mail.
The Brazilian midfielder has caught the attention of a number of top clubs around Europe after some impressive performances in this season’s Champions League.
Since Willian moved to the Ukrainian side from Corinthians in 2007 he has made 136 appearances and scored 20 times in all competitions and this season the midfielder has made 17 appearances and netted four times.
His performances have but him on Liverpool's radar with director of football Damien Comolli keen to bring the 22-year-old to Anfield in the summer and the club has already spoken to Shakhtar about the player.
The Merseyside club is currently sixth in the Premier League and is looking to get back into the coveted Champions League places.
Having already acquired the services of Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez after a £57million spend spree on the last day of the January transfer window, Kop boss Kenny Dalglish is set to add further additions to his squad in the summer with Willian high on the list.
Shakhtar take on Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday and Liverpool scouts will be out in Barcelona watching the Brazilian's performance.
The Ukrainian side won't be letting one of their star players leave on the cheap and will be looking for around £22m for the player but could make more with a bidding war between the three interest clubs.
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