Liverpool target Alex Teixeira will become the latest player to move to the mega rich Chinese Super League

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Liverpool target Alex Teixeira will become the latest player to move to the mega rich Chinese Super League in the next 24 hours in the biggest transfer deal of the year so far worth around £35million.



The stunning move which will see the Brazilian forward join from Shakhtar Donetsk to link up with Ramires at Jiangsu Suning comes a huge blow to Liverpool, who refused to bid higher than £30m.

They were planning to come back in the summer with the English transfer window having closed on Monday night but Jiangsu have beat them to it. The Chinese window does not close until February 26.

The fee will eclipse the £32m Guaghzuo Evergrande paid Atletico Madrid for Jackson Martinez this week and the £25m paid to Chelsea for Teixeira’s fellow Brazilian Ramires.

Chelsea were also keeping tabs on Teixeira, who turned 26 last month and has been playing in Ukraine since moving from Vasco de Gama in his homeland in 2010.

Jiangsu Suning are managed by former Chelsea full back Dan Petrescu.

Jurgen Klopp spoke about Liverpool's pursuit of Teixeira on deadline day and insisted the club's decision to pull the plug on the deal was the right one.

He urged Liverpool fans to back the decision despite disappointment at their only January signings being Red Star Belgrade's Marko Grujic for £5.1m and the loan of Steven Caulker from QPR.