Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Liverpool?

Now personally I have only seen him in CL matches for Shakhtar (all the opposition being quality Juve, Chelsea, Dortmund) and some NT matches (vs Denmark and vs Italy) excluding the obvious youtube videos. And from those handful of times I have gathered that he is, in fact, a very quality and versatile player. However, I don't trust my judgement just yet as those matches were too few and far in between.

It seems inevitable that he'll become a Pool player. Now one thing that worries me is the price. The 20+m that's being rumored can buy a team a WC player if they look right (Suarez and Torres both cost us around that much when we got them).

I really would like to know what the neutral prospective towards this player is. How good is he? Is he really worth that much??

Հենրիկ Համլետի Մխիթարյան's stats this year in the Ukrainian League are ridiculous. 25 goals + 10 assists in 29 matches?

Berbatov wrote:Հենրիկ Համլետի Մխիթարյան's stats this year in the Ukrainian League are ridiculous. 25 goals + 10 assists in 29 matches?

REWB wrote:

Berbatov wrote:Հենրիկ Համլետի Մխիթարյան's stats this year in the Ukrainian League are ridiculous. 25 goals + 10 assists in 29 matches?

That's Armenian for you.

Great player from what i have seen, i can only say congrats if you get him.

Him, Fernandinho and Willian raped us in both legs. Good signing from the little I've seen.

McAgger wrote:Now personally I have only seen him in CL matches for Shakhtar (all the opposition being quality Juve, Chelsea, Dortmund) and some NT matches (vs Denmark and vs Italy) excluding the obvious youtube videos. And from those handful of times I have gathered that he is, in fact, a very quality and versatile player. However, I don't trust my judgement just yet as those matches were too few and far in between.

It seems inevitable that he'll become a Pool player. Now one thing that worries me is the price. The 20+m that's being rumored can buy a team a WC player if they look right (Suarez and Torres both cost us around that much when we got them).

I really would like to know what the neutral prospective towards this player is. How good is he? Is he really worth that much??

And there is the kiss of death for this transfer...

Better move on to other targets.

Dat Jinx.

Release clause activated according to Telegraph

Harry Redknapp wrote:Release clause activated according to Telegraph

Which doesn't mean anything if he wants European football next season.

RedOranje wrote:

Harry Redknapp wrote:Release clause activated according to Telegraph

Which doesn't mean anything if he wants European football next season.

Except that it's nowhere.

He already HAS CL football. In a VERY GOOD TEAM.

He wouldn't come OR NOT come to us because of European football. It's irrelevant.

but then again, It's you, so I'm not surprised

I think Red is saying that the clause only implies to teams in Europe.....

I could be wrong though.

Sep how much is his release clause??

I'm assuming RedOranje wants to say that despite triggering the release clause, Henrikh still has to agree to a move. And he may want to play european football, so there's a chance that some other club with european football next season could sign him. (unless the player has gone public about his desire to join Liverpool, which I may have missed)

As for Mkhitaryan, I'm a fan. I've not watched him this season (only against Dortmund) but I've watched him against Barcelona and Arsenal in recent seasons - the guy is not only a creative player but he can also score and has a goal instict (gets in good goalscoring positions).

Very good signing for whoever gets him.

arsenal were linked with him before, id laugh if we just snatched him ahead of liverpool by promising cl football

Guardian and BBC reporting the same thing. Liverpool want him.

Then this happened.

Fahim89 wrote:The Shaktar Manager has recently given an interview in Romanian newspaper. . Following are the translations. . . .

Mircea Lucescu: "Now I have to think about Mkhitaryan, because it's possible he will leave too. There is a club that is paying his buy-out clause and there is nothing we can do, we need to find someone else"

http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-extern/campionate-externe/interviu-lucescu-liderul-celei-mai-bune-echipe-din-est-ce-spune-antrenorul-despre-revenirea-in-romania-si-despre-marica-10974554#

urbaNRoots wrote:I'm assuming RedOranje wants to say that despite triggering the release clause, Henrikh still has to agree to a move. And he may want to play european football, so there's a chance that some other club with european football next season could sign him. (unless the player has gone public about his desire to join Liverpool, which I may have missed)

As for Mkhitaryan, I'm a fan. I've not watched him this season (only against Dortmund) but I've watched him against Barcelona and Arsenal in recent seasons - the guy is not only a creative player but he can also score and has a goal instict (gets in good goalscoring positions).

Very good signing for whoever gets him.

Not THAT hard to figure out what I was saying, lads. If the player is as highly rated and in-demand as has been suggested then there is still the very real possibility another club with CL footy could match our bid and offer similar/better wages, PLUS European footy. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if a City (if they miss out on Isco and are selling Nasri) similar decide to throw some money his way.

Harry Redknapp wrote:

RedOranje wrote:

Harry Redknapp wrote:Release clause activated according to Telegraph

Which doesn't mean anything if he wants European football next season.

Except that it's nowhere.

He already HAS CL football. In a VERY GOOD TEAM.

He wouldn't come OR NOT come to us because of European football. It's irrelevant.

but then again, It's you, so I'm not surprised

Because jumping to conclusions helps us SOOO much, doesn't it? How's Forren doing for us? Downing's certainly been the superior player to Mata in the past two seasons, right? Agger's doing well at City since the owners forced his sale last summer, yea? And it goes on and on and on.

Is he worth more than £15 million!!! I have this question to those who have watched him often (not regularly) in last TWO years. How was he against better teams! How many goals have he scored against better teams!

He will end up turning into another Charlie Adam

Grooverider wrote:He will end up turning into another Charlie Adam

You contribute zero to the forum. What's the point of your existence ?

Carroll will be sold. Mkhitaryan will be signed soon after. He's apparently cancelled his holiday to have his medical which pretty much means he will sign for us soon. I like this new approach to get in players early before the inflated fees come up. Being reactive in the market hasn't helped. Proactive is definitely the way to go.

RedOranje wrote:

Harry Redknapp wrote:

RedOranje wrote:

Which doesn't mean anything if he wants European football next season.

Except that it's nowhere.

He already HAS CL football. In a VERY GOOD TEAM.

He wouldn't come OR NOT come to us because of European football. It's irrelevant.

but then again, It's you, so I'm not surprised

Because jumping to conclusions helps us SOOO much, doesn't it?  How's Forren doing for us?  Downing's certainly been the superior player to Mata in the past two seasons, right?  Agger's doing well at City since the owners forced his sale last summer, yea? And it goes on and on and on.  

Ohhh shit. In before the " Get back on topic. Stop derailing the thread."

How was he against better teams! How many goals have he scored against better teams!

The Carroll fee + Carroll wages are pretty much funding this deal.

Harry Redknapp wrote:

Grooverider wrote:He will end up turning into another Charlie Adam

You contribute zero to the forum. What's the point of your existence ?

The Irony
Hit a raw nerve there it seems