Thursday, August 27, 2009

Barcelona to up offer for Shakhtar's Chygrynskiy


Barcelona are set to offer Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk 25 million euros for their central defender Dmitro Chygrynskiy, according to reports Wednesday.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has kept a close eye on the 22-year-old Ukrainian as he bids to reinforce his squad before the transfer deadline on August 31.

"He knows how to play football, and we need to sign him," Guardiola told Catalan television channel TV3 earlier this week.

Shakhtar are currently unwilling to sell but Catalan sports daily Mundo Deportivo claimed Wednesday Barcelona have "pulled out all the stops" in a bid to sign Chygrynskiy. Click to read more...

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