Saturday 9 January 2016 12:35, UK
Shakhtar Donetsk manager Mircea Lucescu will not stand in the way of Alex Teixeira moving away from the club, insisting he wants to see his best players at the "top clubs in Europe".
Chelsea are keen to sign Teixeira according to newspaper reports in recent days and while Lucescu insists there have been "no official proposals", he expects his player to be in demand in the next six months.
"If there is an offer that will satisfy both player and the club I will fully support his move," said Lucescu.
"At the moment, Alex is Shakhtar's player. We'll see in the summer, now there's no point talking about it. This year, he needs to play so that he grows even more, despite the fact that Alex's level is very high even today.
"I want to see my players perform in the best, top teams in Europe. This means that both my assistants and I have not been working in vain for so many years.
"We signed players, who were 17-19, and brought them to the level of the top clubs. I wonder how many coaches in Europe are working based on such a scheme?"
Luiz Adriano, Douglas Costa, Fernando and Ilsinho all left the club last season while Willian, another former Shakhtar player, joined Chelsea in 2013.
